Columbia. Mo. ? Marcus Denmon scored 24 points to lead Missouri to a blowout victory over Northern Illinois.

Matt Pressey added a career-high 18 points for Missouri (12-1), which scored the first 17 points of the game and held the largest halftime lead against a Div. I opponent in school history at 40-points.

The Tigers connected on 69 percent of their shots in the opening frame and scored a season-best 57 points.

It was 100th win for coach Mike Anderson, who became the fastest coach in program history to reach that mark, needing just 147 games.