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Mizzou's rally falls short against No. 4 Kentucky

Missouri's Jeremiah Tilmon, right, pulls down a rebound next to Kentucky's Reid Travis during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

L.G. Patterson

COLUMBIA, MO. • On a night dedicated to former Mizzou All-American Derrick Chievous, whose No. 3 was raised to the rafters at halftime, the Tigers could have used his scoring touch against No. 4 Kentucky.

Even at 51, the Band-Aid Man, still fit and trim 31 years after his last college game, could have helped the Tigers against John Calipari’s surging Wildcats.