If you’re an NCAA committee member arguing for Mizzou to be a seed higher, the Tigers just gave your argument a little more merit.
Without Jeremiah Tilmon in tow, the Tigers traveled to Athens, Georgia and dropped an in-conference road game. Georgia isn’t sniffing the NCAA tournament this year, and the loss is one that dragged the Tigers down the seed lines a bit. But with Tilmon back in the lineup on a neutral court, that loss has been avenged.
On paper, Mizzou was expected to win this game. They did. It’s March, and there have been a host of weird outcomes already, so you don’t worry too much about the process because it ends up being much more about the results.