Jordan Geist pump faked before calmly stepping to the side and pulling up for a 3-pointer. He drained it, putting the Tigers up one with less than five minutes to go. It was Mizzou’s first lead since they scored the opening basket of the game.
Missouri (18-10, 8-7 SEC) led for just six minutes made a 13-point comeback to force overtime, but fell to Mississippi 90-87 on Tuesday. Six Tigers scoring in double digits wasn’t enough to overcome an outing in which they turned the ball over 21 times and missed 11 free throws.
Missouri started ice cold from deep and missed its first four triples.