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Mizzou basketball closes regular season with 86-80 loss to LSU on senior day

There were implications aplenty for the Missouri men's basketball team Saturday in its final game of the regular season.

The matchup against LSU at Mizzou Arena was an opportunity for Missouri to pad its NCAA Tournament resume, while potentially locking up the No. 5 seed for the upcoming Southeastern Conference Tournament.

After Columbia's Tigers trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half on senior day, they raced back to knot the score at 40 entering halftime.

Missouri led by as many as six in the second half, but couldn't consistently find points down the stretch to fall to LSU 86-80.