The assist came on a beautiful pass from true freshman Anthony Robinson II, appearing in just his third game at the collegiate level. Cal Tobias/Rock M NationĮast, the heart and soul for this Missouri team so far this season, put the Tigers back in front, and on the home team’s next trip down cut to the basket extending the lead to four. The Cougars’ Ray’Shawn Taylor tied the game at 21 on a pair from the charity stripe following the under eight timeout, but that was followed by Sean East II putting his foot on the throttle to get some juice in the Tigers that ultimately helped make the difference in a 18-point win.
Two days after having one of their worst offensive performances in the short history of the Dennis Gates era resulting in a 70-55 loss to Memphis, the Tigers found itself going back-and-forth with a SIUE team coming off a near 20-point loss to Dayton almost seven days ago. There was a point in the first half in Missouri’s 68-50 victory over SIU Edwardsville that it needed a couple players to step up to help gain some sort of momentum.
