Mizzou falls to Texas A&M after last second miss

January 22, 2020 2:35 PM

Published January 21, 2020 10:58 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

MU guard Torrence Watson's last second three-pointer would not fall, and the Mizzou basketball team lost to Texas A&M 66-64 on Tuesday night.

MU trailed 62-53 with under two minutes to play in the game. The Tigers came all the way back to cut the lead to two points with two seconds to go. However, MU's last second shot came up short.

Mark Smith had a team-high 19 points. Dru Smith finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

MU was 25-26 from the free-throw line. The Tigers broke the division one record with 54 straight free-throws made over the course of two games.

The Tigers are now 9-9 overall and 1-9 in the SEC. Up next - Mizzou will play at West Virginia on Saturday at 11 a.m.

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