The Missouri Tigers (5-1) opened play at the Daytona Beach Classic with a nail-biting 66-65 victory against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0-3) of the OVC.
The Tigers set the tone for this game early with an Ashton Judd jumper and a Hayley Frank three on consecutive possessions to make the game 5-0, forcing the Golden Eagles to burn a timeout early.
Missouri utilized quick plays in transition and great ball movement to create open looks, but found a cold spell of shooting beyond the arc to keep the game close in the early going of the first quarter.