Word on the Tweet: Mizzou 84, Alabama 68

Jan. 8, 2013

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The 10th-ranked Mizzou men's basketball team defeated Alabama, 84-68, in its SEC opener on Tuesday night. MUTigers.com was there to follow the world of twitter and has collected some of the top tweets from the game. Check out the Storify link down below. Phil Pressey matched the Mizzou Arena record with 13 assists while posting a double-double and Alex Oriakhi also finished with a double-double. Five Tigers scored in double-figures and the Tigers won their first-ever SEC game. Jabari Brown and Earnest Ross each had career-highs with 22 and 19 points, respectively.

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Players Mentioned

Jabari Brown

Alex Oriakhi

Phil Pressey

Phil Pressey

Earnest Ross

Earnest Ross

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