Looking to leave its own legacy in the Southeastern Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena, Missouri could not topple the SEC’s most elite team in recent history in a 72-61 loss to No. 1 seed Alabama.
The Tigers (24-9, 11-7), playing in their first-ever SEC semifinal as the No. 4 seed, faced the task of taking on SEC Player of the Year Brandon Miller who has led the Crimson Tide (28-5, 16-2) to a projected NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed.
Missouri erased a 10-point first-half deficit but watched its effort evaporate away in a 16-3 Alabama run midway through the second half, riding on the performance of Miller.