Four days after Missouri announced that third-year coach Kim Anderson would not return next season, his tenure as the Tigers’ coach came to an end.
Mizzou played with grit once again, as it has almost universally despite a program-record three straight 20-loss seasons, but it wasn’t enough during an 86-74 loss Thursday to Mississippi in the second round of the SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena.
That also has been the case almost universally for Tigers, who bucked the trend with a stirring 86-83 overtime victory against Auburn a day earlier in the opening round but couldn’t recapture the same magic against the Rebels.