The final minute of Missouri’s 73-72 loss to Jackson State was not Dennis Gates’ brand of basketball. It’s safe to say that Mizzou pulled an Arkansas, after being a 20-plus point favorite.
Back to the final 60 seconds. Following a foul on Jackson State’s Ken Evans, Jordan Butler went to the free throw line with a chance to put Mizzou up two possessions, which highly increases the chances of coming away with a victory.
He missed the first one.
Okay, making just one would force Jackson State to have to come down on the other end and convert on a 3-pointer to tie the game, but the true freshman from Greenville, South Carolina clanked the second one as well from the charity stripe.