Puryear, Woods help Missouri defeat Miami (Ohio) 81-55
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri coach Kim Anderson is still tinkering with his coaching style in his third season at the Division-I level.
At halftime of the Tigers’ 81-55 victory over Miami (Ohio) Tuesday, Anderson “jumped” his players in the locker room.
“The idea of getting leads and then losing leads, that’s not acceptable,” Anderson said. “We can’t continue to do that. This team will only be as good as how it reacts to adversity… Our margin of error isn’t as great as some teams.”
The Tigers (5-3) seemed to react well, as Kevin Puryear scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Russell Woods added 15 points and 10 rebounds, his first double-double of the season.