And to think, it all started so well.
During the first seven minutes on Wednesday, Missouri resembled a composed top-20 squad trying to set the agenda at Texas A&M. Kobe Brown made sure of that much, rattling off 10 of the Tigers’ first dozen points and capping his early barrage with a dunk off a press break.
Any optimism faded quickly after the second media timeout.
The Aggies spent the rest of the first half clobbering the Tigers, building a 21-point lead as MU slogged through its worst shooting performance of the season. Woeful jump shooting might be an unexpected and unwelcome development, but frustrating and familiar habits reared their head again on the defensive end.