Green, Rams down Tigers
Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Dorian Green scored 26 points and ninth- seeded Colorado State is moving on to third round play of the NCAA Tournament after ousting eighth-seeded Missouri, 84-72, on Thursday.
Green canned three 3-pointers and finished 11-of-12 from the free throw line for Colorado State (26-8), which received 12 points apiece from Greg Smith and Jon Octeus and will next face top-seeded Louisville on Saturday.
Colton Iverson tallied a game-best 13 rebounds in the victory.
For the third straight season, Missouri (23-11) has not gotten past its first postseason game. Phil Pressey scored a team-high 20 points on 7-for-19 shooting and Alex Oriakhi came through with 16 points in defeat.
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