COLUMBIA, Mo. (Interstat) — The Missouri Tigers remained unbeaten Friday afternoon, using a dominant first half to cruise past the Cleveland State Vikings 86-59 at Mizzou Arena. A strong offensive start saw Missouri build a 46-24 halftime lead and never look back, improving to 8-0 on the season.

Jacob Crews led the Tigers with 20 points and eight rebounds. Dayan Nessah paced the Vikings with 14 points and nine rebounds in the loss, which drops Cleveland State to 3-6. An announced crowd of 9,463 watched the game.