Not even a benching can combat Jeremiah Tilmon’s foul trouble.
After sitting the first six minutes because of his obscene gesture at Florida’s student section on Saturday, Tilmon still fouled out in 22 minutes during Missouri’s 68-49 loss at Mississippi State (21-7, 9-6 SEC) on Tuesday in Starkville, Miss. The 49 points were a season-low in scoring for MU.
Freshman Torrence Watson led MU (12-15, 3-11 SEC) with 12 points, which tied a career-high. Tilmon added 11 points and six rebounds. It was the Tigers’ first game after shutting down sophomore guard Mark Smith for the season because of a foot injury.