No. 5 Tennessee completes second half comeback to top Mizzou

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Mizzou men's basketball team led No. 5 Tennessee after an ugly first half on both ends, however, the Tigers couldn't come out with their first SEC win. The Volunteers came back for a 72-67 win over MU, on Tuesday.

You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, as well as forward Noah Carter in the video player below.

Gates' crew went into the locker room with a 29-26 lead, as both teams shot worse than 35 percent from the field in the first. Sean East was the lone consistent scoring force in the first 20 minutes, dropping 13 of his 24 total points.

After the half, Tennessee's Dalton Knecht scored 15 of his 17 total points to put the Volunteers in the lead. Four Vols got into double-digit scoring against Mizzou, with three of them scoring more than 10 of their points in the second half, alone.

Three Tigers, including East with the team-high, hit double-digit scoring on Tuesday. Noah Carter was second with 20 points. Nick Honor was third with 10.

Up next - Mizzou will travel to Fayetteville to face rival Arkansas on Saturday, Feb. 24. Tip off is slated for 11 a.m. at Bud Walton Arena.