COLUMBIA, Mo. — With the window closing on the regular season, Cuonzo Martin’s Missouri basketball team has passed the kind of checkpoints that signal a team that’s learning how to win.
The Tigers have won behind a massive comeback, rallying from 20 points down to beat Georgia on Jan. 28.
The Tigers have won a game that went to overtime, outlasting Arkansas in the final seconds on Feb. 8.
The Tigers have won against a nationally ranked team for the first time in two years, topping No. 11 Auburn last Saturday.
Mizzou still has one major barrier to surpass.