ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — The Latest on the Paradise Jam (all times local):
8:45 p.m.
Jordan Geist scored 18 of his season-high 21 points in the second half, and Missouri used a late run to pull away from Oregon State 69-63 Sunday in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam tournament.
Kevin Puryear added 17 points for the Tigers (3-1), who advance to Monday night's championship game at the University of the Virgin Islands' Sports and Fitness Center.
Tres Tinkle scored 17 points, Stephen Thompson Jr. added 15 and Alfred Hollins 12 for the Beavers (3-1).
Missouri led by as many as 10 points in the first half and were ahead 32-28 at the halftime break. But Oregon State rallied in the second half to tie the game three times, the last at 48 on Tinkle's layup with 9:57 remaining.
However, Geist hit a short jumper 23 seconds later, kicking off a 13-point run by the Tigers capped by Xavier Pinson's floater in the lane for a 61-48 lead.
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8 a.m.
The Paradise Jam resumes Sunday with four teams playing to reach the championship game.
Oregon State meets Missouri in the day's first semifinal. Then, Penn faces No. 12 Kansas State. The winners advance to Monday's title game.
Two games were held in Saturday's consolation bracket. Old Dominion beat Kennesaw State, while Northern Iowa beat Eastern Kentucky. Teams in the consolation bracket are off Sunday.
ODU and Northern Iowa will meet in Monday's fifth-place game, while Kennesaw State and Eastern Kentucky will meet in the seventh-place game.
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