St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 12, 2018
Tigers cruising toward double bye in SEC tourney
Missouri's Jordan Barnett, right, pulls the ball away from Mississippi State's E.J. Datcher, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won the game 89-85 in overtime. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)COLUMBIA, MO. • We’re three weeks away from the Southeastern Conference tournament in St. Louis, and if the action started today, Missouri has earned a double-bye in the bracket with pivotal wins the last two weeks over other double-bye contenders.