I wish the outcome would have been different. I wish somewhere in the second half Mizzou could have made a few more shots, and Mizzou Arena — which was packed to the gills with students — would have been able to party like it was 2012.
But the better team won. Auburn is a good team. Mizzou, while they’re getting better, is not. Auburn probably isn’t the best team in the country, but they’re one of the few teams in the country with realistic Final Four hopes. Missouri is just fighting for its life within the season.
So even though you wished things would’ve gone differently, there was always that voice in the back of your head which said it was probably going to end in disappointment.