St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 6, 2021
Mizzou blitzes No. 10 Bama early, hangs on for third straight win
Alabama's Keon Ellis, center, has the ball knocked away by Missouri's Mark Smith, right, as Javon Pickett, left, moves in during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)COLUMBIA, Mo. – In a showdown of the two surprise teams in the Southeastern Conference, No. 18 Missouri stayed alive in the league race Saturday, becoming the first SEC team to take down No. 10 and first-place Alabama in a 68-65 victory at Mizzou Arena.
But it was anything but easy in the closing minutes.