Mizzou's Loss to Oklahoma: A Turning Point?

0:00On March 6, Mazoo Tigers fell hard to the Oklahoma Sooners Tuesday night, dropping an 80-64 decision on the road. The Tigers struggle from tip-off, showing sloppy play on both ends of the floor and what became a clear mismatch. Offensively, Mazoo coughed up the ball 16 times, a season high in southeastern conference play, with senior forward Mark Mitchell and senior. Senator Sean Phillips Jr. each hitting four turnovers. They failed to adjust when Oklahoma clogged the paint, sticking to the same slow passes that got picked off easily. Defensively, things were even worse, as the Sooners shot over 62% from the field, and more than 54% from beyond the arc. Both conference highs. Mazoo's perimeter defense ranked near the bottom nationally all season, and they got burned by open threes and picking rolls, while fouling out two. Starters and piling up fouls on key reserves. This lost stings with the Tigers sitting forth in the SEC standings before the game, chasing a double buy in the upcoming tournament.

1:02Fans hoped a recent win signaled a turnaround, but old issues like turnovers and lack of fight resurfaced at the worst time. Now Mazoo hosts number 20 Arkansas Saturday at 11am, a must win after losing to them on the road a few weeks back. Beating the Razevaks could still lock in that favorable tournament seed, and salvage the regular season finish.