Up next, the Tigers face top-seeded Mississippi State, which had the double bye and beat Tennessee 83-68 earlier on Friday. Missouri is the only SEC team to beat the Bulldogs this year. The Tigers took down MSU 75-67 on Feb. 14 in Starkville, Miss.
Sophie Cunningham led the Tigers with 29 points, putting her three away from setting Mizzou's career scoring record, set by Joni Davis in 1985. Amber Smith added 12 points for Mizzou.
Missouri (23-9) jumped out to an early lead and led for more than 36 minutes but turned the ball over 26 times.