Overview
- T.O. Barrett scored a career-high 28 points on 12-of-17 shooting, with Mark Mitchell adding 23 for Missouri.
- Missouri converted 15 Tennessee turnovers into 23 points, flipping the game’s momentum after an early 12-2 deficit.
- Tennessee controlled the glass 42-30 with 18 offensive rebounds but managed only 20 second-chance points.
- The loss ended Tennessee’s four-game win streak and shifted trajectories as Missouri moved to 19-9 (9-6 SEC) and Tennessee to 20-8 (10-5).
- Trent Pierce’s go-ahead three with 10:37 left and late free throws by Jacob Crews secured the win after Bishop Boswell cut the lead to two; next, Tennessee hosts Alabama and Missouri visits Mississippi State.