After leading by as many as 21 points in the fourth quarter, the 25th-ranked Mizzou women’s team let Auburn cut its deficit to as few as eight during Sunday’s game at Mizzou Arena.
But the women’s team did not suffer the same outcome as its male counterpart did the day before on the same court, where it squandered a 14-point lead with 2:08 left in regulation and fell in overtime to Louisiana State.
The Missouri women avoided an epic collapse to win 74-65 and get the much-needed victory after losing two road games against Top-25 teams.
What did make the final few minutes so surprising was MU’s performance in the first half.