Missouri Beats UCF On March Madness-Style Buzzer Beater

Following their blowout loss in opposition to the Kansas Jayhawks final week, the Missouri Tigers have been in search of a pick-me-up win in opposition to the Central Florida Golden Knights on Saturday. 

Fortunately for the Tigers, that’s precisely what they bought and extra, breaking UCF’s hearts on a last-second buzzer-beater for the 68-66 win within the Orange Bowl Traditional.

The win, which despatched the Tigers to 10-1 on the yr, was simply probably the most thrilling but of the younger season. 

And for Mizzou, it was DeAndre Gholston that performed the hero function, drilling a 3 from Stephen Curry vary with the Tigers down a degree with one second remaining in regulation. 

Gholston ended the sport because the group’s second-highest scorer as effectively, pouring in 16 factors to go together with two steals, on 6 of 10 taking pictures. He was additionally 2 of three from downtown, together with the game-winner.

Nick Honor ended the sport because the main scorer for the Tigers, scoring 17 factors, whereas Da’Moi Hodge, who assisted on the game-clinching three, completed with 15 factors, three assists, and three steals.  

Following the march madness-style end, the Tigers will probably be in retailer for one more robust matchup, as they head to St. Louis to tackle the No. 18 ranked Illinois Preventing Illini on the Enterprise Heart on December 22.

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