NCAAB

Missouri Tigers at Texas Longhorns

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Missouri Tigers
15-4, 1-3 Away
Final
53 - 61
Texas Longhorns
13-6, 9-3 Home

Kaluma scores 14 and Texas pulls away late to earn 1st home SEC win, 61-53 over No. 22 Missouri

Tamar Bates fires up the Mizzou bench, announcers with posterizing dunk

Kadin Shedrick scored five points in a 6-1 Texas run that gave the Longhorns (13-6, 2-4) the lead in the final four minutes, and they never trailed again. His free throw tied the game at 49, and his layup for Texas' next basket put the Longhorns ahead.

Texas locked down Missouri's perimeter shooters as the Tigers, one of the SEC's best 3-point shooting teams, were just 4 of 20 from long range.

Tamar Bates scored 10 points to lead Missouri (15-4, 4-2).

Texas opened an early 10-point lead behind consecutive 3-pointers from Kaluma and Tre Johnson and led 32-25 at halftime.

Missouri erased the deficit in the opening minutes of the second half. Trent Pierce made two 3-pointers, and the second tied it at 36.

Takeaways Missouri: The Tigers broke into the Top 25 this week after wins over No. 5 Florida and Arkansas. The loss ended a four-game win streak.

Texas: The Longhorns have struggled in the physical SEC in their debut season, but had enough muscle to handle the Tigers. Texas won the rebounding 39-31 and matched Missouri scoring in the paint 18-18.

Key moment Bates had a monster dunk over two Texas defenders for a 49-46 lead. Texas answered with Jason Kent's backdoor layup before Shedrick's scoring burst to take the lead.

Key stat Missouri had made at least 10 3-pointers in the last four games, but didn't make its first against Texas until 1:35 left in the first half.

Up next Both teams play Saturday. Missouri hosts No. 16 Mississippi, and Texas hosts No. 13 Texas A&M.

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  • TV Channel: Missouri at Texas 2021 College Basketball, week 12, is broadcasted on SEC Network.
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Matchup Prediction

Texas: 71.1%
Missouri: 28.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 53 - 61
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 53 - 61
2nd 0:04 Tre Johnson Defensive Rebound. 53 - 61
2nd 0:06 Jacob Crews missed Three Point Jumper. 53 - 61
2nd 0:15 Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw. 53 - 61

Statistics

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15-48 FG 17-50
31.3 Field Goal % 34.0
4-22 3PT 4-20
18.2 Three Point % 20.0
19-27 FT 23-30
70.4 Free Throw % 76.7
31 Rebounds 39
8 Offensive Rebounds 14
23 Defensive Rebounds 25
6 Assists 7
5 Steals 5
1 Blocks 3
10 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 11
2 Fast Break Points 2
18 Points in Paint 18
26 Fouls 18
5 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Venue: Moody Center

Location: Austin, TX
Attendance: 11,267 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 9-0 - 21-1
Alabama 8-1 1 19-3
Missouri 6-2 2.5 17-4
Florida 6-3 3 19-3
Texas A&M 6-3 3 17-5
Ole Miss 6-4 3.5 17-6
Tennessee 5-4 4 18-4
Mississippi State 4-5 5 16-6
Vanderbilt 4-5 5 16-6
Kentucky 4-5 5 15-7
Texas 4-5 5 15-7
Oklahoma 3-6 6 16-6
Georgia 3-6 6 15-7
Arkansas 2-6 6.5 13-8
LSU 1-7 7.5 12-9
South Carolina 0-9 9 10-12
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