With the shot clock winding down in the final minutes of Missouri’s 77-67 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday, Torrence Watson eagerly asked for the ball from Jordan Geist after the Commodores cut MU’s lead to six.
Geist finally relented, and the result was a 25-foot three by Watson that ultimately sealed the game for Missouri. It was also a passing of the torch from Geist, a senior, to Watson, a freshman.
Geist, a 6-foot-2 point guard has been Missouri’s leading scorer and saving grace, but next season that burden will be on other players. Missouri’s underclassmen seemed to get the message Saturday, with 57 of the Tigers’ 77 points being scored by freshmen and sophomores.