Don’t look now but [crosses fingers] here comes Missouri!
It’s hard to say that with any sort of confidence given the Tigers’ track record during the 2021-2022 season, but Saturday’s win over Texas A&M felt like something of an inflection point. For several weeks, Missouri has been playing improved basketball with several remarkably close calls and no ability to close things out.
Beating the Aggies on their home court, especially holding off a late charge and re-taking the lead, made it seem as if Cuonzo Martin’s team had unlocked another dimension of their overall potential.