BOULDER, Colo. — The Missouri basketball team’s frontcourt took a beating both literally and figuratively during and after the Tigers’ loss to Texas A&M on Wednesday night.

Midway through his football career at Missouri, former Tiger Marcus James had a sit-down with assistant coach Andy Hill, a conversation James still recalls vividly.

Missouri 84, Colorado 66 • Taylor, Tiller supply the spark as Tigers cruise on the road.

BOULDER, Colo. | Ask Missouri coach Mike Anderson about the leadership of sophomores Kim English and Marcus Denmon. What you got in response following Denmon’s career-high 22-point game and English’s 21-point day in the Tigers’ 84-66 triumph at Colorado was chapter and verse on seniors J.T. Tiller and Zaire Taylor.

The Tigers led 42-39 at the break before pulling away early in the second half.

Marcus Denmon scored a career-high 22 points, and Kim English added 21 as the Missouri basketball team bounced back from its first home loss of the season and beat Colorado 84-66 on the road.

Marcus Denmon scored a career-high 22 points, Kim English had 21 points and Missouri routed Colorado 84-66 on Saturday.

The Tigers (17-6, 5-3 Big 12) led 42-39 at the break before pulling away early in the second half.

Alec Burks could appreciate the charged atmosphere created by a near sell-out crowd Wednesday night inside the Coors Events Center, and he had a better seat than nearly every one of the 11,027 spectators as his Colorado basketball team took top-ranked Kansas to overtime before losing 72-66.

Anderson is 3-0 in Boulder, but it's dangerous to assume in Big 12.