Smith's career game paces Mizzou past Salukis

Missouri's Mark Smith is introduced before the start of an NCAA college basketball game against Charleston Southern Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)Mark Smith delivered No. 3 against Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Sunday, leading the Tigers with a career-high 23 points in a 64-48 victory. Smith went on a personal 12-0 run midway through the first half, all on 3-pointers, to give the Tigers (6-4) more than enough cushion against a Salukis team that can’t shoot straight.

Smith’s seven 3-pointers on nine attempts from deep tied the Mizzou Arena single-game record held by four former Tigers and two past opponents, most recently South Carolina’s…