Missouri vs Kentucky: SEC Tourney Showdown

0:00On March 11, Missouri Tigers faced the Kentucky Wildcats Thursday at 11.30 a.m. Central time in the first round of the SEC tournament at Bridge Stone Arena, Kentucky punched their ticket by knocking off LSU 87-82 in the opener. Kentucky surged ahead in the second half thanks to unlikely threes and a dunk from Big Man Brandon Garrison who finished with 17 points on hot, shooting. Otega Awe pace the wildcats with 23 points and grab 8 rebounds to seal the comeback win. These teams clash once already this season, with Missouri earning a gritty 73-68 road victory in Lexington back on February 7th. The Tigers first ever there, Mark Mitchell dropped 21 points and Jaden Stone added 20 more to fuel the upset. Both squads head in with solid records, Missouri at 21 wins and 11 losses overall, 10 and 8 in SEC play as the 8th seed. Kentucky sits at 2012, 11 and 8 in conference as the 9th seed, giving them a slight edge

1:00in NCAA projections. The winner advances to face top seeded Florida Friday at noon, and Missouri coach Dennis Gates warns that no matchup in this tournament is A. Give me their locked in to grind through every minute.