Mizzou’s Mark Mitchell looks for someone to pass to during Saturday’s SEC Showdown at Mizzou Arena against Kentucky. (Photo: Cedric Williams)
| NCAA Men’s Basketball | 1 | 2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Kentucky (21-10, 10-8) | 38 | 53 | 91 |
| #15 Mizzou (21-10,10-8) | 29 | 54 | 83 |
Terrance Williams
Staff Writer
COLUMBIA, MO — After grabbing an early lead that excited a sold out Mizzou Arena crowd, the No. 15-ranked University of Missouri men’s basketball team looked flat for the rest of the game and eventually suffered a 91-83 loss to No. 19 Kentucky in its regular season home finale.
The Tigers got 22 points from junior forward Mark Mitchell and 17 points off the bench from grad student Marques Warrick. But it wasn’t enough against a Kentucky team that had four players score in double figures, led by Otega Oweh, who had 22 points, and Koby Brea, who had 17, including three three-pointers.
After missing 10 of its first 12 shots, Kentucky turned the tide by going on an 11-0 run that put the Wildcats up 15-11 midway through the first half. Missouri never led again.
After an 11-3 run to end the first half gave the ‘Cats a 38-29 lead, the visitors from Lexington led by as many as 15 points in the second half. Mizzou went on a 10-0 run to get back to within five points. But that was as close as the Tigers would get.
Kentucky’s Andrew Carr tries to dribble around Mizzou’s Caleb Grill during Saturday’s SEC basketball game at Mizzou Arena. (Photo: Cedric Williams)
Mizzou now heads into the postseason with a 21-10 overall record and a 10-8 mark in SEC play. The Tigers will be the No. 7 seed in the SEC Tournament, which begins on Wednesday in Nashville.
Missouri will play either 10th-seeded Mississippi State or 15th-seeded LSU in the SEC Tournament’s second round. The MSU/LSU game will be on Wednesday. Mizzou will play the winner on Thursday.
#19 Kentucky 91
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oweh,Otega | * | 28 | 6-17 | 2-3 | 8-10 | 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 04 | Brea,Koby | * | 36 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 07 | Carr,Andrew | * | 33 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 5-7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 22 | Williams,Amari | * | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 2-6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 01 | Butler,Lamont | * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 05 | Chandler,Collin | 17 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 09 | Noah,Trent | 10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | Perry,Travis | 7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Garrison,Brandon | 10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Almonor,Ansley | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 27-56 | 11-20 | 26-33 | 10-27 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 91 |
#15 Mizzou 83
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Mitchell, Mark | * | 34 | 8-14 | 2-2 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Perkins, Tony | * | 24 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 02 | Bates, Tamar | * | 26 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 33 | Gray, Josh | * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 00 | Robinson II, Anthony | * | 21 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 01 | Warrick, Marques | 14 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | |
| 35 | Crews, Jacob | 20 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| 31 | Grill, Caleb | 30 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 11 | Pierce, Trent | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 04 | Allen, Marcus | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 06 | Boateng, Annor | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Shaw, Aidan | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Sanchez, Jeremy | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 29-66 | 11-28 | 14-21 | 14-22 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 83 |
2024-25 Missouri Tigers Men’s Basketball Schedule
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | TV/Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2024 (Monday) | 7 p.m. | Away | Memphis | Memphis, Tenn. | L 83-75 (0-1) |
| November 8, 2024 (Friday) | 7 p.m. | Home | Howard | Mizzou Arena | W 77-62 (1-1) |
| November 11, 2024 (Monday) | 6 p.m. | Home | Eastern Washington | Mizzou Arena | W 84-77 (2-1) |
| November 14, 2024 (Thursday) | 6:30 p.m. | Home | Mississippi Valley State | Mizzou Arena | W 111-39 (3-1) |
| November 22, 2024 (Friday) | 6:30 p.m. | Home | Pacific | Mizzou Arena | W 91-56 (4-1) |
| November 24, 2024 (Sunday) | 4 p.m. | Home | Arkansas – Pine Bluff | Mizzou Arena | W 112-63 (5-1) |
| November 27, 2024 (Wednesday) | 5:30 p.m. | Home | Lindenwood | Mizzou Arena | W 81-61 (6-1) |
| December 3, 2024 (Tuesday) | 6 p.m. | Home | California | Mizzou Arena | W 98-93 (7-1) |
| December 8, 2024 (Sunday) | Noon | Home | #1 Kansas | Mizzou Arena | W 76-67 (8-1) |
| December 14, 2024 (Saturday) | 11 a.m. | Home | Long Island | Mizzou Arena | W 88-61 (9-1) |
| December 17, 2024 (Tuesday) | 6:30 p.m. | Home | Jacksonville State | Mizzou Arena | W 83-72 (10-1) |
| December 22, 2024 (Sunday) | Noon | Neutral | Illinois | St. Louis, Mo. / Enterprise Center | L 80-77 (10-2) |
| December 30, 2024 (Monday) | 6:30 p.m. | Alabama State | Mizzou Arena | Mizzou Arena | W 82-65 (11-2) |
| January 4, 2025 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Away | #2 Auburn | Auburn, Ala. | L 84-68 (11-3) |
| January 7, 2025 (Tuesday) | 8 p.m. | Home | LSU | Mizzou Arena | W 83-67 (12-3) |
| January 11, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 p.m. | Home | Vanderbilt | Mizzou Arena | W 75-66 (13-3) |
| January 14, 2025 (Tuesday) | 8 p.m. | Away | #5 Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | W 83-82 (14-3) |
| January 18, 2025 (Saturday) | 5 p.m. | Home | Arkansas | Mizzou Arena | W 83-65 (15-3) |
| January 21, 2025 (Tuesday) | 8 p.m. | Away | Texas | Austin, Texas | L 61-53 (15-4) |
| January 25, 2025 (Saturday) | 5 p.m. | Home | #16 Ole Miss | Mizzou Arena | W 83-75 (16-4) |
| February 1, 2025 (Saturday) | Noon | Away | #14 Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | W 88-61 (17-4) |
| February 5, 2025 (Wednesday) | 6 p.m. | Away | #4 Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | L 85-81 (17-5) |
| February 8, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 p.m. | Home | #10 Texas A&M | Mizzou Arena | L 67-64 (17-6) |
| February 12, 2025 (Wednesday) | 8 p.m. | Home | Oklahoma | Mizzou Arena | W 82-58 (18-6) |
| February 15, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 p.m. | Away | Georgia | Athens, Ga. | W 87-74 (19-6) |
| February 19, 2025 (Wednesday) | 8 p.m. | Home | #4 Alabama | Mizzou Arena | W 110-98 (20-6) |
| February 22, 2025 (Saturday) | 7 p.m. | Away | Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | L 92-85 (20-7) |
| February 25, 2025 (Tuesday) | 8 p.m. | Home | South Carolina | Mizzou Arena | W 101-71 (21-7) |
| March 1, 2025 (Saturday) | 5 p.m. | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. | L 97-93 OT (21-8) |
| March 5, 2025 (Wednesday) | 7 p.m. | Away | Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. | L 96-84 (21-9) |
| March 8, 2025 (Saturday) | 11 a.m. | Home | #19 Kentucky | Mizzou Arena | L 91-83 (21-10) |
| March 13, 2025 (Thursday) | TBD | Neutral | SEC Tournament | Nashville, Tenn. / Bridgestone Arena |  |