Seventh-seeded Missouri repels Utah State with second-half surge
D'Moi Hodge scored 23 points and had four steals Thursday as No. 7 seed Missouri defeated 10th-seeded Utah State 76-65 in a first-round game of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in Sacramento, Calif.
Kobe Brown scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Tigers (25-9), who won their first NCAA tournament game since 2010. DeAndre Gholston scored 11 points and Noah Carter added 10.
In the second round Saturday,