It was a tale of two halves as Missouri (12-4, 2-1 SEC) overcame a rough start to defeat Georgia, 68-56. Jontay Porter posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Kassius Robertson also scored 15.
Mizzou had a horrid offensive start to the game, going on numerous scoring droughts and shooting only eight for 30 at halftime. They played excellent defense, however, holding Georgia (11-4, 2-2 SEC) to 31 percent shooting and forcing seven turnovers.
Porter got the start over Kevin Puryear, who’s been on a downward trend as of late. Coming into the game, Porter had outscored Puryear 50-31 since December 5 despite coming off of the bench.