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Missouri Beats Oklahoma 88-87 on Mitchell’s OT Buzzer-Beater After 37-Foot Heave

Interior dominance powered Missouri’s resume-building win.

Overview

  • Mark Mitchell buried the winning 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer and finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds, and his 1,500th career point.
  • Trent Pierce forced overtime with a 37-foot buzzer-beater at the end of regulation, his only field goal of the game.
  • Missouri controlled the paint 40-12 and won the boards 41-29, generating 19 second-chance points on 17 offensive rebounds.
  • T.O. Barrett posted a career-high 21 points in his first start, and Jayden Stone added 20 points with seven rebounds.
  • The Tigers improved to 14-6 (4-3 SEC) and 12-1 at home ahead of a trip to No. 17 Alabama, while Oklahoma fell to 11-9 (1-6) with a sixth straight loss and hosts No. 20 Arkansas next.