Missouri (12-2) entered its game against No. 1 South Carolina (12-1) with eight available players on Thursday evening due to health and safety protocols.
Aijha Blackwell, the Tigers leading scorer (16.6 points per game), was one of the players along with Izzy Higginbottom, Micah Linthacum, Skylah Travis, Jayla Kelly and Da'Necia Trusty who were not available in the game.
The two teams went back and forth throughout the game before sending the contest into overtime tied at 64. In overtime, the Gamecocks looked prime to pull away from the Tigers after Aliyah Boston knocked down a three pointer and Victoria Saxton converted on a layup to take a 69-64 lead with 3:35 to play.