With a goal-line stand, Missouri took a 12-7 lead over Ole Miss into halftime. After a quarterback change the Rebels drove all the way to the 1-yard line in the final seconds of the first half. The Rebels called one last timeout to set up the final play, going with a run to Snoop Conner out of the shotgun — and right into the teeth of the Mizzou defense. Defensive end Tre Williams, safety Tyree Gillespie and linebacker Cameron Wilkins corralled Conner short of the goal line, sending the Tigers into the break with the lead.
Mizzou outgained the Rebels in total yardage 211-200 but in a plodding, methodical first half, the Tigers managed only four extended possessions.