Are the sophomores slumping?
Forgive the same four-word rhetorical question starting off both the preview for and the tale of No. 21 Missouri's 87-74 win at Georgia. It's just that the answer has changed.
Mizzou coach Dennis Gates had publicly challenged his two sophomores — point guard Anthony Robinson II and forward Trent Pierce — ahead of the game. "They've got to play better, and they know that," Gates said.
If slumping is what that duo was entering Saturday's win, then snapping the slump is what they did in Athens, Georgia.
Robinson tied for the team lead with 15 points.