Marcus Denmon had hoped to shed the sixth-man role he had filled so effectively in his first two seasons at Missouri. But when the Tigers got off to a slow start in the first three games of the season, coach Mike Anderson decided to shuffle things up, and that meant Denmon was back to being a reserve when they tipped off against La Salle on Wednesday night in the championship of the Cancun Challenge. It seemed to suit Denmon just fine. The junior guard scored a season-high 21 points to lead Missouri (No. 12 ESPN/USA Today, No. 11 AP) to an 83-71 victory over the Explorers at Aventura Spa Palace. "It's not a role that I want to get back accustomed to," said Denmon, who was named the tournament's most valuable player. "I just want to do whatever I can do to help the team win." Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=303282325
