The Missouri Tigers (11-17, 2-13 SEC) looked to close out their 2023-24 regular season tab with a victory on the road over the Mississippi State Bulldogs (20-10, 7-8 SEC) on Sunday.
Early on it was an absolute clinic inside the paint for the Tigers, as they were finding soft spots in the Bulldogs defense throughout the first half. At the five minute mark of the first half, Missouri was leading 20-6 in points in the paint, a number that is quite the opposite of what people are used to seeing from this team this season.
Most of that is thanks to great inside play from Ashton Judd, Grace Slaughter, and Hayley Frank who combined for 25 of Missouri’s first 36 points.