A strong first half for Missouri (10-9, 1-6 SEC) quickly evaporated shortly after halftime as the Tigers dropped their third straight game in a 92-58 loss at Auburn (14-6, 3-4 SEC) on Wednesday.
With Mark Whitehead, the Southeastern Conference head of officiating watching, sophomore Jeremiah Tilmon led Missouri with 15 points and five rebounds in 26 minutes with just one foul. Junior guard Jared Harper led Auburn with 16 points.
Sophomore guard Mark Smith missed his second consecutive game after injuring his ankle in the closing minutes of MU’s loss to Arkansas on Jan. 23. Cuonzo Martin used Smith’s absence to drastically shake up the starting five, starting K.