COLUMBIA, Mo. — Ten minutes into Missouri men’s basketball’s first meeting with a power conference program this year, the Tigers trailed California 20-17. With 10 minutes left in the game, Mizzou led the Golden Bears 69-64.
Would you believe that Cal had an 18-point lead in between those checkpoints?
An electric start to the second half canceled out a bleak end to the first for MU, which recovered from a 17-0 run to beat California 98-93 in a closely contested game down the stretch.
Second-year point guard Anthony Robinson II led Mizzou with a career-high 29 points, plus six assists a handful of vital defensive plays despite foul trouble.