It was another record-setting game at the free throw line for the Missouri basketball team Tuesday night. And another loss.
After breaking team and conference marks at the foul line Saturday at Alabama with 31 consecutive made free throws, the Tigers continued their prowess at the stripe Tuesday against Texas A&M with 23 more consecutive makes from the line. That broke the NCAA team record for consecutive made free throws of 50, set over two games by Wake Forest in 2005.
Like Saturday, the record was a mere footnote to another disappointing finish. The Tigers erased a nine-point deficit in the final two minutes and got within a point but couldn’t finish the rally in a 66-64 loss.