COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri never trailed despite stalling into some trials and tribulations.
Mizzou men’s basketball led Vanderbilt by 17 points in the first half of Saturday’s Southeastern Conference showdown. In the second half — following a heft roll-about in muddy offense, the Tigers led by just one.
However, a closing shift that MU coach Dennis Gates described as “timely” saw Missouri score the final nine points of the game to beat the Commodores 75-66 and move to 2-1 in SEC play.
“Coach always talks about us having endurance, and I think today, we did that,” said forward Mark Mitchell, who led Mizzou with 19 points.