COLUMBIA, Mo. – Freshman Jordan Chavis (Lexington, N.C.) came off the bench to hit five three-pointers and score a career-high 17 points, as Mizzou Women’s Basketball rolled to a 77-48 win over Indiana State on Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena. Chavis tallied 13 of her game-high 17 in the second half to lead four Tigers in double figures, helping Mizzou (3-1) win its 26th consecutive non-conference home game.
Sophomore forward Cierra Porter (Columbia, Mo.) tallied 16 points and four rebounds, sophomore guard Sophie Cunningham (Columbia, Mo.) scored 15 points, and freshman forward Hannah Schuchts (Tallahassee, Fla.) added 10 points. Cunningham and Schuchts each pulled down a game-high-tying six rebounds, and Cunningham led all players with four assists.
The Tigers dominated from the outset, scoring the first 14 points of the game. Mizzou held the Sycamores (2-2) scoreless for the first 4:50, and without a field goal until their ninth shot fell with 4:05 left in the quarter. Buoyed by six points each from Sophie Cunningham and freshman guard Amber Smith (Shreveport, La.), the Tigers cruised to a 20-6 lead after the first 10 minutes.
Porter took over offensively in the second quarter, boosting the Mizzou lead to 16 on a 3-point play with 6:15 left in the half. After ISU slowly chipped away, Porter hit back-to-back long-range jumpers – the second a 3-pointer – to extend the lead to 31-16. The Tigers would maintain that 15-point lead at halftime, 34-19. Porter tallied a game-high 12 points in the first half, while Cunningham added five rebounds.
The Sycamores were able to close the lead to as low as eight points with 6:04 left in the third quarter. Mizzou responded with a 13-0 run, and would lead by at least 20 the rest of the way.
The Tigers continued their stellar free-throw shooting as a team, canning 27-of-28 charity tosses (96.4 percent) – a mark that is the third-best single-game free-throw percentage in school history. Mizzou came into the game shooting a SEC-best 78.3 percent from the line.
Mizzou will celebrate the Thanksgiving weekend in the Bahamas by playing in the Junkanoo Jam. The Tigers tip off Friday at 4:15 p.m. CT against Creighton, then cap their trip Saturday afternoon against either Dayton or Georgia Tech.
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