KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Tre Demps and Bryant McIntosh scored 13 points apiece, and Northwestern survived after blowing most of a 20-point first-half lead for a 67-62 victory over Missouri on Tuesday night in the third-place game of the CBE Classic.
The Wildcats (4-1), who lost to ninth-ranked North Carolina in the semifinals, did not make a field goal for the final 5 minutes, 41 seconds as the Tigers made one final run.
Kevin Puryear's basket with 1:43 left got Missouri (2-3) within 65-59, and Scottie Lindsey's miss at the other end and two free throws by Wes Clark made things interesting.