Tulane basketball coach Mike Dunleavy saw his team fall to 1-4 with the loss. (File photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) ((Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com |The Times-Picayune))
K.J. Walton scored 20 points and Frankie Hughes added 14 points as Missouri rallied to beat Tulane 67-62 at the Tire Pros Invitational.
Kevin Puryear scored 11 points for the Tigers (2-2), who claimed seventh-place in the tournament.
"I'm glad for our team that we finally experienced some success at this tournament," Missouri coach Kim Anderson said. "I think maybe we had a little doubt in our minds today and the only way I know to cure that is to play with effort and intensity.