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Mitchell Smith tAMU
51
Missouri Mizzou 10-12,2-7 SEC
68
Winner Texas A&M TA&M 11-10,5-4 SEC
Missouri Mizzou
10-12,2-7 SEC
51
Final
68
Texas A&M TA&M
11-10,5-4 SEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Missouri Mizzou 18 33 51
Texas A&M TA&M 25 43 68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Mizzou Men’s Hoops Drops Defensive Battle at Texas A&M, 68-51

Mitchell Smith led Mizzou with nine points and 11 boards

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Mizzou Men's Basketball (10-12, 2-7) lost on the road in a defensive battle at Texas A&M, 68-51, on Tuesday night in College Station, Texas. Both squads struggled from the field offensively and combined for 33 turnovers, but Texas A&M's ability to get to the foul line 37 times proved to be the difference.

Redshirt junior Mitchell Smith led Mizzou with nine points and matched his career-high with 11 rebounds, nearly securing his first career double-double. Sophomore Javon Pickett added seven points in just 12 minutes before fouling out.

Junior forward Jeremiah Tilmon, Jr., who had missed nine of the last 10 games with a foot injury, returned to the court for the first time since Jan. 4. He posted two points, four boards and an assist.

TURNING POINT

Tilmon, Jr., threw down an alley oop from Dru Smith to cut Mizzou's deficit to 30-29 with 16:05 to go in the game. It punctuated a 12-5 run coming out of the halftime break for the Tigers, but the Aggies seized back momentum swiftly. Texas A&M responded with a 13-2 run to go up 43-31 and never trailed by fewer than eight points the rest of the way.

TOP TIGERS

  • Redshirt junior Mitchell Smith tallied a team-high nine points and grabbed a career-high tying 11 rebounds. He's led Mizzou in rebounding in four of the last five games.
  • Dru Smith dished a team-high seven assists, reaching that mark for the fifth time this season.
  • Javon Pickett contributed seven points in 12 minutes.

NOTES

  • Sophomore walk-on Evan Yerkes hit his second career 3-pointer and played nine minutes off the bench.
  • Junior forward Axel Okongo scored his second career bucket with a tip-in in the second half.
  • Dru Smith went 4-of-4 from the free throw line and is now shooting 91.1 percent from the line this season, which would set a new Mizzou single-season record if the season ended today.
  • Mizzou forced 16 Texas A&M turnovers. Mizzou has forced 11+ turnovers in 14 consecutive games.

UP NEXT

Mizzou Men's Basketball returns home to face Arkansas on Feb. 8 at 2:30 p.m. CT on the SEC Network. Saturday will feature the fifth annual Rally for Rhyan game, as Mizzou raises money and awareness to help in the fight against pediatric cancer. For more information, visit www.mutigers.com/RallyForRhyan.

For all the latest on Mizzou's Men's Basketball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @MizzouHoops.

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