Michael Porter Jr. was one and done after all.
One and done for St. Louis.
The Missouri freshman with his surgically repaired back made his months-in-waiting return to the court for the Tigers’ second-round game Thursday in the Southeastern Conference tournament, a 62-60 loss to Georgia that ended with a frantic finish. Mizzou stormed back from a 12-point deficit to set up the potential game-winning possession at Scottrade Center. But when the Tigers huddled one last time to draw up a play, it wasn’t the freshman phenom who’d get the final look.
Coach Cuonzo Martin turned to the shooter who brought the Tigers back from unforeseen depths to unexpected heights.