Missouri falls at home to Charleston Southern

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri (4-4) was defeated by Charleston Southern, 68-60 at Mizzou Arena on Tuesday night. The two teams battled back and forth all night, until a late second half run sealed the victory for the Buccaneers (3-5). The Tigers were led by juniors Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. and Mitchell Smith on the night, as the two combined for 25 points.

Mizzou surged to the end of the first half with a 9-0 run at just under the seven-minute mark. With five minutes to go in the half, Mizzou’s Reed Nikko scored a quick four points while Smith added two late 3-pointers to cap off a 14-3 Tiger run.

Mark Smith opened the second half on another positive note, immediately drilling a triple to extend the Tiger run to 17-3. Charleston Southern pulled within a point minutes later, until Tilmon went on a run of his own for the Tigers. Tilmon recorded eight-consecutive points in under two minutes, pushing the Tiger lead out to nine. The two teams battled till the final minutes, as Charleston Southern hit three late triples to push the Buccaneers on to victory.

Mizzou Men’s Basketball travels to Philadelphia Saturday to take on the Temple Owls. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

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