Mizzou upends No. 19 USC in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- DeMarre Carroll had 29 points and 11 rebounds Sunday to help Missouri pull away for an 83-72 victory over No. 19 Southern California in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

J.T. Tiller added 14 points and Leo Lyons finished with 13 for the Tigers (4-1), who shot 55 percent and outscored the Trojans 46-29 in the second half.

Dwight Lewis scored 15 for USC (3-2), which went 15-of-28 from the free-throw line. Taj Gibson added 11 points and eight rebounds and Daniel Hackett also had 11 points, but committed eight of Southern Cal's 19 turnovers.

Carroll and Tiller each went 3 of 3 from 3-point range for the Tigers. Carroll was 11-of-17 from the field overall and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line.

Eight of Carroll's rebounds came in the second half.

After leading by as many as 12 points late in the first half, Southern California took a 43-37 lead into halftime.

Missouri pulled even on a jumper by Miguel Paul with 12:11 left in the second half. The Tigers moved out front, 62-61, on a free throw by Keith Ramsey with 8:44 remaining, their first lead since 9-7 at the 17:07 mark of the first half.

Tiller sank a 3-pointer with 7:11 left to put Missouri ahead for good at 66-64. The basket started a 20-6 run for the Tigers over the remainder of the game. The Trojans scored just one field goal over the final 5:28.

Missouri finished the tournament with a 3-1 record, also defeating Tennessee-Chattanooga and Fairfield, while losing to Xavier.