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SportsNovember 7, 2006

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Marshall Brown scored 22 points Monday night as Missouri finished its exhibition season with a 94-40 win over visiting Lithuania Academy. Brown scored 12 of those points in the first half as the Tigers took just nine minutes to build a 20-point lead...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Marshall Brown scored 22 points Monday night as Missouri finished its exhibition season with a 94-40 win over visiting Lithuania Academy.

Brown scored 12 of those points in the first half as the Tigers took just nine minutes to build a 20-point lead.

Stefhon Hannah and Matt Lawrence added 16 points apiece, with Hannah also dishing out nine assists. Hannah's seven points in the first 2:25 of the second half sparked a 12-2 run that put the Tigers up 60-20.

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Many of Missouri's baskets came off 41 Lithuania turnovers, including 26 steals -- seven by freshman guard J.T. Tiller.

Raimundas Danys scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Lithuania, which finished its tour of five games against college teams that included Southern Miss, Clemson, TCU and Texas A&M.

Missouri opens its regular season Friday when it hosts the John Thompson Foundation Classic. The Tigers play North Carolina A&T on Friday, Army on Saturday and Stetson on Sunday.

-- The Associated Press

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