COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Women’s Basketball shot a season-best 51.9 percent (27-for-52) from the field as the Tigers earned a 69-50 win over Texas State Monday night at Mizzou Arena. Senior guard Sophie Cunningham (Columbia, Mo.) led three Tigers in double figures with 20 points, including 11 points in a 4:10 stretch in the fourth quarter.

Junior guard Amber Smith (Shreveport, La.) was an efficient 5-of-8 from the field to end the night with 15 points, her fifth-consecutive contest in double figures. She also match a career-high with five assists, and grabbed five rebounds. Junior Jordan Roundtree (St. Louis, Mo.) made her first start in the game, and responded by scoring a career-high 10 points in 29 minutes of action.

TURNING POINT

Mizzou raced to a 24-15 lead after the first quarter on 66.7 percent (10-for-15) shooting in the opening 10 minutes, including ending the period with field goals in nine of its last 11 attempts. The 66.7 percent stands as the second-highest first quarter output so far this season, trailing only the 80 percent (8-for-10) the Tigers shot against West Virginia on Dec. 2. Smith connected on 3-of-4 on her own for seven points in the quarter.

TOP TIGERS

• Cunningham was 8-for-13 from the field as she posted a team-high 20 points. It was her third outing of at least 20 points in 2018-19, and the 37^th occurrence of her Tiger career.
• Cunningham also moved into a tie for sixth-place on Mizzou’s career assists list with three in the game. She is now tied with Lisa Ellis (1984-88) with 324.
• Smith finished with 15 points to mark her ninth double figure outing of the year and fifth game in a row with at least 10 points. She also matched a career-high with five assists.
• Roundtree earned her first career start against the Bobcats and responded with a career-high 10 points to go along with five rebounds and three steals in a career-high 29 minutes.

NOTES

• The Tigers shot a season-best 51.9 (27-53) percent from the floor against the Bobcats. Mizzou’s previous high was 48.1 (25-52) percent against Michigan on Nov. 23.
• Mizzou shot 66.7 percent in the first quarter alone, the team’s second-highest first period percentage of the season. The Tigers shot a season-best 80 percent (8-for-10) in the first frame at West Virginia on Dec. 2.
• Missouri’s 24 first quarter points were also the second-highest total of the season, trailing just the 25 the team scored in the opening frame against Saint Louis on Dec. 9.
• Mizzou outscored Texas State 36-14 in the paint.

UP NEXT

Mizzou returns to the court on Friday, Dec. 21 when the team travels to Champaign, Ill., to face Illinois at Noon.

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