COLUMBIA, Mo. — Marcus Denmon scored 21 points as Missouri defeated Colorado 92-63 on Wednesday night.
Keith Ramsey added 13 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the field for the Tigers (21-7, 9-4 Big 12), who beat Colorado for the eighth straight time.
J.T. Tiller had 10 points, a career-high nine assists and seven rebounds before being removed from the game with just under four minutes left.
Missouri coach Mike Anderson praised Tiller’s efforts and blamed himself for denying his guard a statistical milestone.
“Since the (first) Colorado game, you can see his imprint on this team,” Anderson said. “He should have had the double-double. I’ll take the blame for that, pulling him out with 3:45 (left) not knowing that he had nine assists.”
Cory Higgins scored 21 points to lead the Buffs (12-15, 3-10), who suffered their most lopsided loss of the season.
Colorado has lost 38 of 45 Big 12 games under coach Jeff Bzdelik and 36 straight conference road games, a skid that dates to Jan. 21, 2006, a victory at Oklahoma State.
“Before we can win, we have to play better basketball,” Bzdelik said. “That has to happen on Saturday” when CU plays Iowa State.
The Tigers shot 58 percent from the field, including a season-high 64 percent (9-of-14) from 3-point range.
