COLUMBIA, Mo. – Tuesday night, it just meant more for Charleston Southern men's basketball.

Paced by four players in double figures and a season-high 17 from Duncan LeXander, CSU (3-5) played spoiler over Missouri (4-4) from the Southeastern Conference 68-60 for their third win over an SEC foe in program history.

CSU trailed 28-23 at the half as the defenses dictated the action, but an 8-of-11 shooting display from deep propelled the Bucs past the Tigers.

LeXander was joined in double figures by Travis Anderson's career-high 15 off the bench, 11 from Phlandrous Fleming Jr. and 10 from Ty Jones. The Bucs forced 16 Missouri turnovers to pull the upset while tying their season-best 10 treys offensively.

How It Happened

• Charleston Southern silenced the Mizzou Arena crowd early grabbing an early 14-5 lead thanks to stifling defense that held Missouri to just one field goal on their first 13 attempts.
• CSU had balanced scoring in the opening 20 minutes as Phlandrous Fleming Jr. paced the attack with six points while Deontaye Buskey and Travis Anderson splashed home treys off the bench.
• In that early run, the Bucs' defense forced a Missouri shot clock violation on their way to nine early forced turnovers.
• Missouri came alive at the end of the half using their size advantage to grab a 28-23 lead.
• Neither team could pull away as both teams held leads as large as nine.
• After falling behind 39-30 and calling timeout at the 14:50 mark of the second half, Charleston Southern went on to outscore the Tigers 38-21 down the stretch run.
• CSU also got to the free throw line early and often as the Bucs got into the double bonus both halves and forced a foul-out from Dru Smith for Missouri, who came in as a leading scorer for the Tigers.
• Tied at 56-all, Duncan LeXander hit the go-ahead three-point shot with 2:29 to play giving the Bucs a lead they would stranglehold.

News and Notes

• CSU grabbed their third win over an SEC team all-time after taking Tuesday's first meeting in series history from Missouri.
• Duncan LeXander scored a season-high 17 points hitting five treys to lead the Bucs offensively.
• Travis Anderson added a career-high 15 points off the bench while Phlandrous Fleming Jr. added 11 and Ty Jones had 10 in the win
• CSu turned 16 Missouri turnovers into 19 points on the other end while shooting nearly 73% from deep in the second half.
• Tuesday's 10 treys made it back-to-back games in which the Bucs hit double-digit buckets from deep.

Up Next

CSU returns home for a single game Saturday as they welcome MEAC-power and NCAA Tournament mainstay North Carolina Central. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m. on ESPN+ and will comes as the night cap to a women's and men's doubleheader from Buccaneer Field House.