Tamar Bates scored 17 points and Mark Mitchell had 16 points and eight rebounds as the Missouri Tigers defeated the Howard Bison 77-62 Friday night in Columbia, Mo.Anthony Robinson II added 13 points for the Tigers (1-1).Bates hit 3-of-7 shots from 3-point range. The rest of the Tigers combined to shoot 0-for-15 from beyond the arc.Missouri offset that by making 26 of 31 shots from the free-throw line and getting 42 points in the paint.Marcus Dockery led the Bison (0-2) with 14 points and Bryce Harris added 11.Howard hit 10 of 19 shots from 3-point range to keep the game close. The Bison cut their deficit to four points with 3:43 left before Missouri pulled away.The Tigers never trailed in the game. They broke out to a 6-0 lead in the first 2:24.The Bison didn’t score until Ose Okojie hit two free throws 6:35 into the game.