No. 19 USC Falls to Missouri, 83-72

USC's forward Taj Gibson drives to the basket during the second half of the NCAA college basketball game against Missouri at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

No. 19 USC Falls to Missouri, 83-72

November 23, 2008 | Men's Basketball

Nov. 23, 2008

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -DeMarre Carroll had 29 points and 11 rebounds Sunday to help Missouri pull away for an 83-72 victory over No. 19 Southern California in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip Off.

J.T. Tiller added 14 points and Leo Lions finished with 13 for the Tigers (4-1), who shot 55 percent and outscored the Trojans 46-29 in the second half.

Dwight Lewis scored 15 for USC (3-2), which went 15-of-28 from the free-throw line. Taj Gibson added 11 points and eight rebounds and Daniel Hackett also had 11 points, but committed eight of Southern Cal's 19 turnovers.