Mizzou's Defense Crumbles in Loss to Oklahoma

0:00On March 4, Missouri Tigers suffered a tough 80-64 loss on the road against Oklahoma on Tuesday night. It marked one of their worst offensive outings this season, with the team struggling across the board and shooting and ball handling. The Tigers hit just under half their field goals, about a third from three-point range, and only half their free throws. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, which killed any chance of a comeback. Oklahoma came in as the top three-point shooting team in SEC play, boasting a 38-percent clip from deep. They had been on fire lately, draining plenty of long balls and recent wins over Vanderbilt and Georgia. Mizzou's defense crumbled against that strength, letting the Sooners go 12 for 22 from beyond the arc. That hot shooting powered Oklahoma's 80-point total, and exposed Missouri's vulnerabilities. With this setback, the Tigers now face questions about fixing their defense ahead of a packed conference schedule. The Oklahoma builds momentum as a sharp shooting threat.