National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Missouri 90, Baylor 75
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 10, 2012
Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Officials: # Joe DeRosa, # John Higgings, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 19006

Missouri 90, Baylor 75: Tournament MVP Kim English made five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead the No. 5 Tigers past the 11th-ranked Bears for the Big 12 title in their final season in the conference.

Missouri (30-4), which is scheduled to depart for the SEC next year, beat Baylor (27-7) for the third time this season and put itself in contention for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

Michael Dixon added 17 points off the bench for the Tigers, who led 43-37 at halftime and by double digits for most of the second half.

Perry Jones III had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Bears, who still haven’t won a league title since 1950, when they earned a share of the Southwest Conference crown.

Ricardo Ratliffe and Marcus Denmon had 11 first-half points apiece to help Missouri gain the halftime edge before the Tigers opened a 56-42 lead when Matt Pressey tipped in Denmon's miss on a fast break with 15:45 left.

The Bears tried to claw their way back and eventually pulled within 77-72 in the last three minutes, but Missouri made 10 straight free throws to secure the victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK: This was a rematch of the 2009 Big 12 tournament final, which Missouri also won 73-60. … Baylor has lost 12 straight to the Tigers in the state of Missouri dating back to 1948. … Missouri, which ranks third nationally in field goal percentage, shot 54 percent.
Top Game Performances
 
Baylor   Missouri
Perry Jones III 16 Scoring Kim English 19
Pierre Jackson 6 Assists Phil Pressey 8
Perry Jones III 11 Rebounds Kim English 6
Quincy Acy 5 Free Throws Made Michael Dixon Jr. 10
Pierre Jackson 3 Steals Marcus Denmon 2
Deuce Bello 1 Blocks Steve Moore 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Baylor 75 39.7 5-19 20-27 13 38 2 5 11
Missouri 90 53.8 9-21 25-31 14 27 3 7 8