Missouri point guard Terrence Phillips raced toward the sideline, timed his leap perfectly and secured the ball in flight. He spun, flung it back across the floor and into the hands of teammate K.J. Walton for what might be the greatest save in CBE Classic history.
A moment later, Walton was called for traveling.
It was that kind of night for Mizzou, a 66-42 loser to Kansas State in Monday’s semifinal contest at Sprint Center.
Even the Tigers’ best moment quickly dissolved into pratfall.
Until Monday, Missouri (2-2) had played five good halves before fading in the second half of its first loss, at Xavier last week.