KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — DeAndre Gholston began Saturday night with an air-ball. He ended the night with a crowd-silencing walk-off game-winner at Thompson-Boling Arena. His second buzzer-beating game-winning 3-pointer of the season beat No. 6 Tennessee 86-85, one of the most improable finishes either team’s fan bases has seen in a long time.
With a two-point lead with 4 seconds left, Tennessee’s Santiago Vescovi missed his first free throw, then a lane violation by the Volunteers’ Tobe Awaka set up Missouri’s last-second heroics. The Tigers (19-6, 7-5 SEC) had blown a 17-point second-half lead, but just like he did against UCF in December, Gholston delivered the winner just as the final buzzer sounded.