Dennis Gates put Mark Mitchell on the bench versus Texas A&M, unhappy with his star transfer’s production. The result? An instant, career-high response.

Guard/forward Mark Mitchell poured in a career-high 25 points, 19 before halftime, as the No. 21-ranked Missouri Tigers men’s basketball team routed Southeastern Conference foe Oklahoma 82-58 on Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena.

In a renewal of an old rivalry, the Sooners hit the road for their fifth straight ranked opponent and played the Tigers for the first time in almost five years.