COLUMBIA, Mo. — On a night his team set an NCAA record for consecutive made free throws, Missouri guard Dru Smith badly needed to do just the opposite Tuesday.
With the Tigers down three points to Texas A&M with 2.1 seconds left, Smith sank his first free throw then tried to miss his second to give his team a chance for a game-tying put-back.
Smith banked his shot off the backboard … and through the hoop.
“Yeah, I was trying to miss it and, of course, it went in,” Smith said after his team’s rally fell painstakingly short.