On Dec. 21, 1979, the nationally-ranked Mizzou Tigers came to town to play St. Louis U. in a game that many thought would be a blowout. Instead fans were treated to an overtime thriller. Here is our original coveage.
It is said there are two sides to every story, and that was never more evident than Friday night in the University of Missouri's 77-75 overtime basketball victory over St. Louis University at the Checkerdome.
"If we had continued with our best kids in the game, we could have won by 12-14 points," St. Louis U.