Mizzou started and ended the game strong, but the Tigers were unable to overcome a 21-point deficit in an 82-78 loss to Ole Miss at Mizzou Arena on Saturday.
Sean East II led the way for Mizzou with 27 points and three assists, while Tamar Bates and Aidan Shaw added on 26 combined. Shaw specifically played one of his better games of the season, as the sophomore out of Kansas City was active on both ends and reeled in nine boards after finding out he was starting just four minutes before the game began.
“He [Shaw] definitely earned it,” Gates said.