COLUMBIA, Mo. — After going down 13 points in the second half, the Tigers shot 7-of-10 from the field in the final six minutes of Sunday night’s game, including nine points by Ronnie DeGray III, to force Mizzou’s first overtime game of the season. Mizzou defeated SMU, 80-75, moving to 2-0 in the Jacksonville Classic.
Mizzou is set to face off against Florida State Monday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. CT in the championship game of the Duval bracket.
After not leading through the entire second half, Mizzou struck first in the overtime period on a pair of free throws by DeGray III. SMU took its final lead of the night at 68-66 on two free throws and a jumper before the Tigers closed down the stretch with 4-of-5 shooting and a perfect 5-of-5 look at the charity stripe.
- Kobe Brown had his second 20+ point performance of the week, posting a career-high 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting. The stellar outing for Brown also included seven rebounds, two assists and a personal-best three three-pointers.
- DeGray III finished the night with a career-high 18 points, all of which came in the second half and overtime. He opened the first half without taking a shot.
- Brown and DeGray III have recorded double-digits in all four games this season.
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