In their three previous one-possession games at home this year, Missouri left Norm Stewart Court with a loss on each occasion. Sunday night merely added to a frustrating pattern that’s been building this season when the Tigers fell 58-56 at the hands of the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
With 50 seconds left, Missouri held a 2-point lead over the Bulldogs, who had defeated them 68-49 on Friday, and the Tigers just needed some successful late game management to give themselves a chance to win the game. Unfortunately, for Cuonzo Martin’s team, that never came.
Only moments later, Bulldogs star guard Iverson Molinar, who finished with 16 points, easily found his way through the Tigers’ defense and tied the game at 56.