Shortly before Missouri’s basketball game against South Carolina on Saturday, Tigers freshman guard Torrence Watson had a message to his teammates as warmups concluded.
“It’s going to be one of those days.”
Watson backed up the talk, scoring a career-high 20 points in Missouri’s win over the Gamecocks. On Tuesday night against Georgia, it was another one of those days.
After missing his first five threes, Watson drilled five straight in the second half that put the game out of reach for the Bulldogs in a 64-39 Mizzou win.
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“He shoots with the utmost confidence,” said MU senior Jordan Geist.