With just under 11 minutes in the second half, the South Carolina Gamecocks had successfully whittled a 19 point late first half lead down to just 7 points. Missouri fans, being the fatalists we are, were going through the entire range of emotions watching the lead dwindle down. The Tigers, after all, had just coughed up big second half runs in their last five games with the last three turning into losses.
So with the fans tightening up, Mizzou did the opposite. They settled. Five unanswered points, added to four unanswered, added to another five unanswered and suddenly Missouri had scored on eight straight possessions, gone on an 18-6 run, and the Gamecocks behind them.