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Mizzou Basketball: Newcomers impress early on

Missouri’s opening week of men’s basketball was a success. Mizzou basketball started the season with and 82-42 win over Incarnate Word and followed that with a 71-56 victory over Northern Kentucky.

Two players started in their regular season debuts for Mizzou: Dru Smith and Kobe Brown. These two headline a group of newcomers who make up a chunk of a deep Missouri roster.

Smith has been a do-it-all point guard, averaging 8.5 points, 4.0 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. Brown has chipped in 9.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while also adding 1.