NCAAB

Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
17-5, 2-4 Away
Final
81 - 85
19-4, 13-1 Home

Zeigler, Milicic return to lead No. 4 Tennessee past No. 15 Missouri, 85-81

Highlight: No. 4 Tennessee fends off No. 15 Missouri at home

Zeigler also had eight assists, and Milicic added 10 rebounds. They both sat out Saturday in a victory over Florida — Zeigler because of a knee injury, and Milicic with an illness.

Felix Okpara scored 12 points for the Volunteers (19-4, 6-4 Southeastern Conference). They have played five consecutive top-15 opponents, going 3-2.

Tamar Bates led Missouri (17-5, 6-3) with 22 points. Tony Perkins added 16, and Caleb Grill had 11.

Missouri failed to score in the first 5:13. Perkins had 11 of the Tigers' first 13 points. Missouri led 34-28 at the half.

Takeaways Missouri: Grill averaged 17 points in his previous five games. That production helped the Tigers’ aggressive defense cause problems for opponents.

Tennessee: Consistency has been a concern. The last two games were classic examples. Tennessee looked disjointed and sloppy in a loss to Kentucky, then aggressive and focused in the win over Florida.

Key moment Tennessee trailed most of the game until midway through the second half. Chaz Lanier hit a 3-pointer, Felix Okpara had a tip-in and Zeigler hit a 3 and the Vols went up 59-53.

Key stat Tennessee made 10 of 15 3-pointers.

Up next Both teams are back in action Saturday. Missouri hosts Texas A&M, and Tennessee is at Oklahoma.

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  • TV Channel: Missouri at Tennessee 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on SEC Network.
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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 81 - 85
2nd 0:01 Missouri Timeout 81 - 85
2nd 0:01 Tamar Bates made Layup. 81 - 85
2nd 0:05 Jacob Crews Defensive Rebound. 79 - 85
2nd 0:06 Jordan Gainey missed Free Throw. 79 - 85

Statistics

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25-60 FG 27-54
41.7 Field Goal % 50.0
12-30 3PT 10-15
40.0 Three Point % 66.7
19-29 FT 21-30
65.5 Free Throw % 70.0
30 Rebounds 38
11 Offensive Rebounds 11
19 Defensive Rebounds 27
11 Assists 21
8 Steals 3
0 Blocks 8
3 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
3 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 3
16 Fast Break Points 0
18 Points in Paint 34
24 Fouls 19
11 Largest Lead 14

Game Information

Food City Center

Location: Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 20,002 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 15-3 - 32-5
Florida 14-4 1 34-4
Alabama 13-5 2 28-9
Tennessee 12-6 3 30-8
Texas A&M 11-7 4 23-11
Ole Miss 10-8 5 24-12
Kentucky 10-8 5 24-12
Missouri 10-8 5 22-12
Mississippi State 8-10 7 21-13
Arkansas 8-10 7 22-14
Georgia 8-10 7 20-13
Vanderbilt 8-10 7 20-13
Oklahoma 6-12 9 20-14
Texas 6-12 9 19-16
LSU 3-15 12 14-18
South Carolina 2-16 13 12-20
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