COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
LSU 88, Missouri 77
The Tigers relinquished a 5-point halftime lead Wednesday in n 88-77 loss against LSU in Columbia.
HIGH SCHOOL
GIRL’S BASKETBALL
Cole Camp 51, Holden 37
The Lady Bluebirds picked up its 10th win overall at the Stover Invitational on Thursday, 51-37 over Holden.
Bailey Heimsoth led Cole Camp with 15 points and Camryn Shear added 12 points.
Delaney Van Blaricon scored 11 points for Holden.
Cole Camp (10-2) faces Stoutland 9 p.m. Friday for the Stover Invitational championship.
LATE TUESDAY RESULTS
Sacred Heart 50, La Monte 28
Elayna Ebers scored 12 while Grace Goodwin and Anjanae Williams scored nine each in a 50-28 Lady Gremlin victory, hosting La Monte.
Sacred Heart (5-4) faces Father Tolton on the road 6 p.m. Friday.
Tipton 74, Fayette 47
Brooklyn Pace led the Lady Cardinals with 34 points in a Tipton against Fayette at the New Franklin Tournament.
Tipton (9-4) play in the consolation final 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Smith-Cotton 49, Nevada 19 (Freshmen)
The Smith-Cotton freshmen girls basketball team defeated Nevada, 42-19, on Wednesday night.
S-C led 19-14 at half and only gave up 5 points in the second half.
S-C was led in scoring by Megan Toops with 14. Sabra Moon added 8 points and Haley Wiskur had 6.
The Lady Tigers freshmen move to 3-0 on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL
BOY’S BASKETBALL
Smith-Cotton 62, Nevada 35 (Freshmen)
The Smith-Cotton freshman boys basketball team picked up a 62-35 road win Wednesday night at Nevada.
The Tigers held the lead going into halftime, 25-14.
Christian Finley lead the way with 22 points and 6 steals, followed by Cooper Rea with 12 points and 3 rebounds. Tyler Williams had 9 points and 8 rebounds, and Brett Grupe added 8 points to go along with 2 assists.
Coach Jeremiah Baruxen said: “The boys played a great game from start to finish. By far the best defensive game we’ve had all season. They played tenacious, pressure defense that set the tone early and led to Nevada turnovers.”
LATE TUESDAY RESULTS
Sacred Heart 93, La Monte 35
The Gremlins (7-1) beat La Monte 93-35 at home Tuesday in Sedalia.
Micah Tanguay led Sacred Heart with 17 points, Trent Lyles scored 16 and Alden Harding added 13.
Alejandro Garcia scored a team-high 14 points with four rebounds for La Monte.
Sacred Heart faces Father Tolton in Columbia 8 p.m. Friday.
Cole Camp 68, Russellville 48
Cole Camp (6-4) advanced to the Stover Inviational finals Tuesday after a 68-48 win against Russellville.
Brady Smith led the Bluebirds with 21 points, Eli Schroeder chipped in 18 and Kendrick Logan scored 17 points.
Tyler Voss scored 21 points for Russellville, while Dylan Henderson added 12.
The Bluebirds led by as many as 33 points before a late Russellville run.
Cole Camp hosts Stoutland 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Stover Invitational semifinals.
Stoutland 68, Green Ridge 41
Stoutland advanced to the Stover Invitational semifinals with a 68-41 win over Green Ridge on Tuesday.
Ryan Dove led Green Ridge with 16 points. The Tigers play 9 p.m. Thursday against Russellville.
Stover 65, Laquey 61 (OT)
Brenden Bauer led Stover with 22 points and Colton Johannes had 18 in a 65-61 overtime victory.
The Bulldogs advance to the Stover Invitational semifinals 6 p.m. Thursday against Jamestown, which defeated the Russellville junior varsity 81-23 on Tuesday.