Mark Smith Shines From Deep as Missouri Bests Central Arkansas

Missouri AthleticsMissouri guard Mark Smith caught a pass from the right wing, rose up and drilled a three-pointer for his first basket as a Tiger.

The recently-cleared Illinois transfer hit another from the same exact spot just over a minute later. Not far after, another three found the bottom of the basket — this time from the left corner — and the former Illinois Mr. Basketball had nine points from three-of-three shooting from long-range with 15:31 to play in the first half.

Smith started the second half right where he left off, nailing a pair of triples in the first two minutes of play. With his second three-pointer — a slightly-contested one from the top of the arch — he set his…