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(AP) -- Despite his team winning its first seven games by an average of 28 points, Marcus Denmon insists Missouri isn't satisfied.

Denmon scored a career-high 31 points and the No. 13 Tigers went on a pair of big runs in a 90-56 rout of Northwestern State on Friday night.

"We've done some things well, but we're still a hungry group," Denmon said. "I feel that starting off 7-0 is good, but it's something that we want to build on as a team. It's not something that we're satisfied with at all."

Michael Dixon also set a career high with 19 points and Ricardo Ratliffe matched his personal best with 22.

 The Tigers (7-0) are off to their best start since winning their first nine games during the 2006-07 season.

First-year Missouri coach Frank Haith said Wednesday his team planned to attack Northwestern State forward William Mosley, who led the nation last season with 154 blocks and was third this season with 26 through seven games.

Despite starting four guards, the Tigers did just that, outscoring the Demons 50-22 in the paint and outrebounding Northwestern State 43-33.

James Hulbin led the Demons (4-4) with 14 points. Demetrice Jacobs and Louis Ellis added 10 apiece, while Mosley had eight points, 14 rebounds and three blocks.

Despite its hot start, the Tigers have been struggling to fill Mizzou Arena.

But a $5 ticket promotion combined with Missouri players tweeting about small crowd sizes this past week led to a season-high announced attendance of 12,252 on Friday.

"Our fans were outstanding," Haith said. "Having that sixth man is nice to have. That's one of the reasons why I'm here."

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