COLUMBIA, Mo. — A depleted Missouri women’s basketball team, missing six players, including its leading scorer and rebounder, pulled off the improbable Thursday night, toppling No. 1 South Carolina 70-69 in overtime at Mizzou Arena.
Without standout Aijah Blackwell and five others, all sidelined for health and safety protocols related to COVID-19, the Tigers knocked off the nation’s top-ranked team for the first time in team history. Mizzou had been 0-8 against the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25.
“Great moments are created by great opportunities, and we had an incredible opportunity here tonight,” Tigers coach Robin Pingeton said in her postgame radio interview.