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Walton scores 20 points, Missouri rallies to beat Tulane

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 10:52 p.m. ET

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) K.J. Walton scored 20 points and Frankie Hughes added 14 points as Missouri rallied to beat Tulane 67-62 at the Tire Pros Invitational.

Kevin Puryear scored 11 points for the Tigers (2-2), who claimed seventh-place in the tournament.

Tulane (1-4) got 18 points from Cameron Reynolds and 10 apiece from Malik Morgan and Kaiin Harris, but lost for the third straight time.

Puryear and Walton, who had two points each in the first half, woke up a stagnant Missouri offense at the start of the second half. They combined for 27 points after halftime.

Puryear scored nine of his team's first 11 points of the second half with some strong post-up moves to cut the 10-point halftime deficit to just 36-33 with 15:50 left. A few minutes later, Walton came off the bench and scored 11 points in a 15-3 run to gave Missouri a 51-46 lead.

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