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02/24 22:34 CST Barrett scores career-high 28 points as Missouri beats No. 22
Tennessee 73-69
Barrett scores career-high 28 points as Missouri beats No. 22 Tennessee 73-69
By DAVID SOLOMON
Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) --- T.O. Barrett scored a career-best 28 points and Mark
Mitchell added 23 to help Missouri beat No. 22 Tennessee 73-69 on Tuesday night.
Trent Burns had seven rebounds and four steals off the bench for the Tigers
(19-9, 9-6 Southeastern Conference), who improved to 3-1 at home this season
against AP Top 25 opponents and 18-1 when scoring at least 73 points.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 19 points, Nate Ament had 17 and Felix Okpara added 15
points and eight rebounds for Tennessee (20-8, 10-5), which had won four
consecutive games and eight of the past nine.
Tennessee outrebounded Missouri 42-30 but scored just 20 second-chance points
despite grabbing 18 offensive boards. It was the sixth time a ranked Volunteers
team lost to an unranked opponent this season.
Bishop Boswell hit a layup with 4 seconds left to cut Missouri's lead to 71-69,
but Jacob Crews made two free throws on the other end to seal the win.
The teams exchanged leads in the second half before Trent Pierce hit a
3-pointer with 10:37 remaining to give the Tigers a 48-45 advantage they did
not relinquish.
Barrett dunked to finish a 14-3 run that gave Missouri a 26-24 lead with 1:07
left in the first half before Gillespie scored five straight points to close
the period.
Ament drained a 3 with 16:28 remaining in the first half to cap a 10-0 run that
put the Volunteers ahead 12-2.
Up next
Tennessee hosts No. 17 Alabama on Saturday night.
Missouri plays at Mississippi State on Saturday.
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