San Juan, Puerto Rico -- Terrell Holloway hit 10-of-10 free throws in the second half as Xavier relinquished a halftime lead and had to rally to beat Missouri 75-71 Thursday in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip Off.

Derrick Brown led Xavier (3-0) with 16 points. Demarre Carroll was 6-of-6 from the field in the second half and finished with 17 points for Missouri (2-1).
Xavier led 35-32 at halftime. A pair of free throws by Carroll gave Missouri a 45-43 lead at 14:10, and although Xavier led by a point twice after that, the Tigers went up by seven on a free throw by Leo Lyons with 7:04 to play.
From that point, Holloway made all 10 free throws, giving the Musketeers the lead for good at 71-70 with 1:21 remaining. His last two came with 4 seconds left.
MISSOURI (2-1)
Carroll 7-13 3-7 17, Tiller 5-11 1-2 13, Lyons 5-9 5-10 15, Taylor 3-3 1-3 8, Lawrence 3-13 1-1 9, Paul 0-2 0-0 0, Denmon 0-3 2-2 2, Ramsey 1-3 0-2 3, Safford 0-1 2-4 2, English 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 25-60 15-31 71.
XAVIER (3-0)
Brown 4-7 6-7 16, Raymond 1-7 8-10 11, Anderson 3-5 0-1 6, Jackson 2-6 2-2 8, Love 2-5 2-2 6, Walsh 0-0 0-0 0, Redford 2-2 1-2 7, McLean 3-4 0-5 6, Frease 1-1 1-2 3, Holloway 1-3 10-10 12. Totals 19-40 30-41 75.
Halftime--Xavier 35-32. 3-Point Goals--Missouri 6-23 (Tiller 2-4, Lawrence 2-10, Taylor 1-1, Ramsey 1-2, English 0-1, Paul 0-1, Carroll 0-1, Denmon 0-3), Xavier 7-16 (Redford 2-2, Brown 2-4, Jackson 2-4, Raymond 1-6). Fouled Out--Carroll, Jackson, Raymond, Tiller. Rebounds--Missouri 28 (Taylor, Tiller 5), Xavier 41 (McLean 9). Assists--Missouri 18 (Tiller 5), Xavier 11 (Brown, Raymond 3). Total Fouls--Missouri 30, Xavier 27. A--NA.








