The No. 20 Missouri Tigers gave the No. 14 Mississippi State Bulldogs a weekend to forget at home, as they shellacked the Bulldogs 88-61 to move to 17-4 on the season and 6-2 in SEC-play. Caleb Grill spearheaded a three-point exposé from the Tigers which included 15 three-pointers.
After opponents helped themselves to hot starts in their last two games, the Tigers were the conquerors of the early jitters this time around. Consecutive threes on the first two offensive possessions powered a 10-2 run early, establishing the Tigers in Starkville.
Mississippi State’s defense had done a good job of protecting themselves from quick points off of turnovers, but it was Mizzou winning that battle early with five steals within the first 10 minutes.