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Mizzou's Tilmon returns to team, will play Saturday at South Carolina

COLUMBIA, Mo. - After missing Missouri's last two games, senior center Jeremiah Tilmon has rejoined the team and should play Saturday at South Carolina, Tigers coach Cuonzo Martin said Friday.

"He's back," Martin said on Zoom before the Tigers' practice. "We expect him to play."

Tilmon didn't play against Arkansas last Saturday or Tuesday at Georgia while taking a leave of absence for a death in his family. The No. 20 Tigers lost both games.

Mizzou (13-6, 6-6 Southeastern Conference) will try to snap a season-long three-game losing streak against the Gamecocks (5-10, 3-8), a 1 p.