Overview
- Missouri improved to 15-7 overall and 5-4 in SEC play with the home victory.
- Mark Mitchell scored 19 points to lead the Tigers, with T.O. Barrett adding 16, Trent Pierce 13 and Jayden Stone 11.
- The Tigers converted 14 Mississippi State turnovers into 21 points and kept control after a late 6-0 Bulldog run cut the margin to three.
- Jayden Epps scored 23 for Mississippi State and Josh Hubbard had 22, including 20 in the second half.
- Freshman Annor Boateng was stretchered off in the second half with a leg injury, and no status update was provided.