Missouri scored its biggest basketball win of the season Sunday, a 64-62 overtime victory over Central Florida. Jordan Geist sent the Tigers (4-3) to overtime with a off-balance three-pointer at the buzzer and Jeremiah Tilmon outdueled 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall. Here are five takeaways from MU’s win:
1. Jordan Geist to the haters! How can you not feel good for Geist? He had the ball stolen against Florida last season, which cost MU the game, and then missed a three-pointer at Arkansas on a play gone wrong and heard about all of it. Geist’s game-tying three Sunday stemmed from another botched play that caused him to have to take the shot.