Marquee victories are exciting, especially when the Missouri Tigers pick off the nation’s No. 12 team in Columbia or defeat a ranked rival on a blistery night in St. Louis.
“We were able to defeat a Top-10 team, a potential 2-seed team, in Iowa State and what happens sometime is human nature allows you to get lax,” Missouri men’s basketball head coach Dennis Gates said following a victory over the LSU Tigers Wednesday.
Perhaps even more impressive though is Mizzou’s ability to avoid deflating defeats, which is becoming quite a pattern in the first season under Gates.