Without Jeremiah Tilmon in foul trouble, Missouri fans were almost spoiled throughout the last eight games as the Mizzou offense had an outlet on the low block. Tilmon has averaged 29.5 minutes the past eight games (obviously subtracting his DNP against Texas A&M) and had seemingly figured out the officiating. But the crew at Ole Miss on Saturday weren’t to be deterred as they called Tilmon for his second foul with 12:39 to play in the first half.
The game was mostly uneven for both teams to that point, the score was 10-7 Rebels, offense was hard to come by, and the game was trending in precisely the kind of slow, methodical slop fest where Missouri could hang around in and grab a win.