In the beginning of Missouri’s Saturday evening tilt against Kansas, Mizzou flashed its biggest strengths.
The Tigers started out 5-for-10 from behind the arc, assisted on four buckets and were creating a plethora of deflections on defense. It led to a 20-12 scoreline that stunned the Jayhawk faithful.
Then, some of the team’s year-long struggles started to rear their ugly heads.
Cold shooting was the first issue that cropped up. KU closed the first half on a 14-0 run thanks in large part to the Tigers missing their final six shots. After Mizzou began the game by creating a plethora of open looks, the shot quality diminished immensely as the opening half went on.