Cuonzo Martin was faced with a bit of a dilemma coming into Saturday’s matchup with a lowly Texas A&M squad, as star center Jeremiah Tilmon was scratched due to an emergency wisdom teeth surgery.
But it’s not like the Missouri head coach hasn’t had to deal with injuries to important players before.
Just this season, Martin had NBA prospect and by far the team’s best player in Jontay Porter go down for the year with a knee injury. As if that wasn’t enough, an emerging stud and the team’s second leading scorer, sophomore Mark Smith, injured his ankle and hasn’t suited up for the past five games.