Tigers lose hard-fought game to Texas A&M at home
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Texas A&M grounded out a tough win on Saturday in a battle between two top-15 teams at Mizzou Arena.
The No. 10 Aggies defeated the No. 15 Mizzou Tigers 67-64 before a packed house in Columbia.
You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, along with Tamar Bates and Jacob Crews, in the slideshow above.
Tamar Bates led Mizzou's starters with 16 points but was just 5-of-17 from the field. Anthony Robinson II was held to just two points and Mark Mitchell scored 12 points.
Jacob Crews scored 14 points off the bench, thanks in part to three three-pointers.
The Aggies narrowly out-rebounded Mizzou 34-32 and held a 45.3%-39.6% advantage in field goal shooting.
The Aggies dominated the game's first half, maintaining a lead the entire time before the Tigers roared back in the second half. Mizzou had the game tied by about halfway through the second half, playing neck-and-neck with the Aggies for the rest of the way.
The teams traded 1-point leads with less than a minute to go in regulation. They were tied at 64 with just 9 seconds remaining. The Tigers were never able to build a big lead though -- their largest was five points.
After a three-pointer from Texas A&M's Wade Taylor IV in the final seconds, the Tigers trailed by three points but could not overcome the deficit.
Up next - MU closes out its stretch of back-to-back home games with a showdown against Oklahoma. Tipoff on Wednesday, Feb. 12 is scheduled for 8 p.m. at Mizzou Arena.
