Missouri's Jeremiah Tilmon (23) backs up Vanderbilt's Simisola Shittu, back, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
L.G. PattersonCOLUMBIA, MO. • Back on Norm Stewart Court for the first time since gagging away a 14-point lead against Louisiana State, Missouri picked a good time to snap out of its latest slump.
With a 77-67 victory over more hapless Vanderbilt in the fourth annual “Rally for Rhyan” charity game, the Tigers ended their second three-game losing streak of the new year and salvaged a pinch of momentum heading into their next road trip.