NCAA Basketball: Missouri, Ole Miss, and Texas Tech among biggest winners
By Matt Melton
Missouri Tigers
You could make the argument that Missouri didn’t deserve to be included on this list after their mid-week victory, but the Tigers left no doubt on Saturday that they were a winner this week.
Missouri started the week with a 75-70 win over a slumping Kentucky team in which the Tigers held off a second-half comeback from the Wildcats. Missouri got a season-high 26 points from senior guard Dru Smith in the victory.
Missouri finished the week with a 68-65 victory over Alabama in which the Tigers held a massive 20+ point lead in the second half. However, the Tide made a massive comeback and even had a chance to take a lead twice during the final twenty seconds of the game, but Missouri found a way to win. This was Alabama’s first loss in SEC play this season.
The Tigers now sit at 13-3 overall, 6-3 in the SEC, and you can make the argument that Missouri is a Top 10 team in the nation, and potentially even better. This experienced Tigers team looks firmly cemented as the second-best team in the SEC behind Alabama.