Late-game struggles yet again plagued Missouri basketball as the Tigers fell to Vanderbilt 68-61 at Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday.
Noah Carter exploded for 20 points and Tamar Bates added on 17, but the Commodores hit clutch shots when necessary and won the battle on the boards by 11. Four Vanderbilt players scored in double-figures, led by 17 points from leading scorer Ezra Manjon and 14 from Tyrin Lawrence.
The beginning of this game was a night-and-day difference to how Wednesday’s disappointing defeat kicked off. In that game, Arkansas held a 20-10 lead halfway through the first half and never looked back.