COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Kim English had 23 points and nine rebounds, and No. 7 Missouri hit 12 3-pointers to open Big 12 play with an 87-49 rout of Oklahoma on Tuesday night. Marcus Denmon added 20 points for the Tigers (14-0, 1-0), who were 12 for 21 from 3-point range, held the Sooners to 33 percent shooting and outrebounded them 38-23. The margin of victory was Missouri’s best in conference play, topping a 31-point spread against Iowa State in 2010. The Tigers beat Texas Tech by 33 points in the Big 12 tournament in 2000. Andrew Fitzgerald scored all but two of his 18 points in the first half for Oklahoma (10-3).
