Missouri State men’s basketball opened the season 1-0 with an 88-60 victory over Lincoln on Nov. 3. The game counted as an exhibition for Lincoln, whose record remained 0-0.
Andrej Acimovic scored 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting. Melakih Cunningham added 19 points while making 5-of-6 3-pointers, Trey Williams Jr. had 11 points and 10 assists, and Ngundeng Ruey scored 10 points with three blocks.
Missouri State shot 54.8% from the field and 52.4% from 3-point range, finishing with 24 assists, 10 blocks and 44 points in the paint.
Missouri State hosts Truman State at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 and Newman at 7 p.m. Nov. 10.
Lincoln hosts Maharishi International at 7 p.m. Nov. 10.
Official source: box score and team statistics.