Unlike the blowouts that have come to define Missouri’s listless season, the Tigers began March with something different on Tuesday: a suspenseful finish.
Mizzou fell behind by 14 points at South Carolina but kept things close enough to create some rare drama in the final minutes at Colonial Life Arena.
But the outcome was nothing new.
The Tigers got within a point of the lead with 1:34 left, but South Carolina did just enough from there to close out a 73-69 victory to extend MU's losing streak to six, the longest of coach Cuonzo Martin's five seasons.