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Recap: Tennessee holds off Missouri, 72-67

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It wasn’t always pretty, but No. 5 Tennessee got things done tonight at Missouri. It required a comeback, Dalton Knecht heroics and some mental toughness, but it eventually all clicked for the Vols in the second half.

We had us a good, old fashioned rock fight to start things in Columbia. Neither side could find the bottom of the net for the opening five minutes, until finally Jordan Gainey came up with a steal and a slam to break the seal. Ugly basketball continued for most of the first half with some really physical play around the rim.