The Mizzou men’s basketball team added another SEC wins to its resume on Saturday afternoon, defeating Mississippi State, 84-79. The Tigers improve to 15-7 overall and 5-4 in league play, while the Bulldogs drop to 11-11 and 3-6 against SEC foes.<\/p>\n
MIZZOU LEADERS T.O. Barrett<\/a> tallied 16 points, including a 2-of-4 clip from beyond the arc and a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe. The sophomore nabbed a career-high eight rebounds in the win, while matching Mitchell for the team lead with four assists.<\/p>\n Junior Trent Pierce<\/a> added 13 points, shooting 3-of-6 from the 3-point line, while Jayden Stone<\/a> also scored in double figures with 11 points.<\/p>\n GAME RECAP Mississippi State, however, took advantage of a 10-0 run to take its first lead, 26-25, just past the halfway point of the first stanza before Jacob Crews<\/a> and Stone triples gave the Tigers a and quick six points and brought the lead back to five for MU. The Tigers and Bulldogs traded buckets as the half went on with Missouri taking a seven-point advantage into the half, 42-35.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nSenior Mark Mitchell<\/a> led the way for Missouri, scoring 19 points, while adding seven rebounds and four assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nThe Tigers started the contest on first from 3-point range, connecting on five of their first six from beyond the arc to race out to a double-digital lead at 21-11.<\/p>\n