The Missouri Tigers (9-5, 0-1 SEC) looked to get a needed first win in conference play over the Alabama Crimson Tide (13-3, 0-1 SEC) in their first home conference game of the season. Alabama rode a dominant second half to a 79-64 victory over the tumbling Tigers.
The early going was a complete offensive onslaught on both sides of the court, as the two teams combined for 51 points in the first quarter, the second most points combined in any quarter that Missouri has played in all season, behind the 57 points accumulated in the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ loss to St.