Missouri started hot and ended a different kind of hot.
The start was in shooting terms as the Tigers connected on all the shots they wanted to build an early lead at No. 5 Florida. The finish was the angry kind of hot as that lead shrank under the fervor of high-stakes officiating reviews that led to a Mizzou player being ejected and more frustrations from the visiting team.
But thanks to clutch-time execution, the Tigers held on to an eroding lead just long enough for an 83-82 road upset of the Gators, considered one of the best teams in the nation.