Columbia, Mo. ? Ricky Clemons was all business, which didn’t surprise Missouri.

The junior guard didn’t let his off-court problems bother him against Nebraska, hitting six of his first eight shots and scoring 20 points in the Tigers’ 67-50 victory Tuesday night. All but three of the points came in the first half as Missouri established control.

About four hours before game time, Clemons pleaded innocent at a brief hearing to a felony charge of choking a woman and refusing to let her leave his apartment. A trial date will be set March 3 in Boone County Circuit Court.

“I didn’t put my focus on going to court,” Clemons said. “I put my focus on being with my teammates and going out and playing hard.”

Teammates noticed Clemons’ mind set from the minute he walked into the Hearnes Center.

“I think once he got here, his focus was on basketball,” guard Rickey Paulding said. “He left that behind him. He came here to help the team.”

Coach Quin Snyder said it was just another obstacle for the team, and for Clemons, to clear.

“You always are concerned, but to be honest with you I’m moving on from that whole situation until it’s appropriate to talk about it again,” Snyder said. “I think right now the story for me is about how Ricky Clemons is playing on the court.”

Clemons led Missouri (16-6 overall, 7-4 Big 12 Conference) to a season-best 13 three-pointers in 36 attempts against a sagging defense, going 6-for-12 from long range, and he added three steals. The Tigers won their first game since getting knocked out of the Associated Press top 25 for the first time this season.

Freshman Jimmy McKinney flirted with a triple-double, getting nine points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Missouri, 13-0 in the Hearnes Center for the first time since 1995-96. Paulding had 11 points to become the second Missouri player to top 1,000 career points this season, joining center Arthur Johnson, who had 10 points.

Nate Johnson had 17 points and Andrew Drevo added 14 points and seven rebounds for Nebraska (9-15, 1-10), the Big 12’s last-place team and winless at Missouri since 1995.

Missouri 67, Nebraska 50

NEBRASKA (9-15)

Turek 1-6 0-0 2, Drevo 5-13 1-2 14, Johnson 8-15 1-1 17, Simms 3-7 3-4 9, Clemmons 1-6 2-2 5, Wilkinson 1-2 0-0 2, Conklin 0-3 0-0 0, Dourisseau 0-0 0-1 0, McCarty 0-0 1-2 1, Heimos 0-0 0-0 0, Wilbrand 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-52 8-12 50.

MISSOURI (16-6)

Bryant 2-7 3-5 7, Johnson 5-11 0-0 10, Clemons 7-13 0-0 20, McKinney 3-15 0-0 9, Paulding 4-8 0-0 11, Young 2-2 1-2 5, Kroenke 1-4 0-0 3, Ferguson 1-2 0-0 2, Kiernan 0-2 0-0 0, Stewart 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-65 4-7 67.

Halftime–Missouri 37, Nebraska 28. 3-Point Goals–Nebraska 4-17 (Drevo 3-8, Clemmons 1-2, Simms 0-1, Johnson 0-3, Conklin 0-3), Missouri 13-36 (Clemons 6-12, Paulding 3-5, McKinney 3-11, Kroenke 1-4, Ferguson 0-1, Kiernan 0-1, Bryant 0-2). Fouled out–none. Rebounds–Nebraska 31 (Drevo, Simms 7), Missouri 47 (Bryant 9). Assists–Nebraska 7 (Johnson 3), Missouri 18 (McKinney 8). Total fouls–Nebraska 14, Missouri 14. A–10,660.