"The way he held me accountable, if I was in his shoes, I would’ve done the exact same thing," Grill said of coach Dennis Gates' decision to bench him.

Caleb Grill started the night off hot — and just kept going. The graduate guard never cooled down, igniting a fiery Mizzou men’s basketball offense with career-highs of 33 points and eight 3-pointers. His red-hot shooting helped the Tigers hold off Eastern Washington 84-77 on Monday night at Mizzou Arena.

Caleb Grill matched a career best with eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points to lead Missouri to an 84-77 victory over Eastern Washington.