The Missouri Tigers claimed ownership of "40 minutes of hell" with an 86-78 victory over the Clemson Tigers.
After a 39-39 deadlock at halftime, Missouri pulled away midway through the second half and never looked back.
Kim English and Keith Ramsey led the Tigers with 20 points each. But it was Mizzou's pressure defense, which caused 14 steals, that was the game changer.
J.T. Tiller was key on defensive, getting five steals. Ramsey added four.
Clemson managed just three steals as a team.
Clemson out-rebounded Missouri 37-25. But they shot just 44.4 percent
from the field and made only 14 trips to the foul line (Missouri went a
whopping 29 times, converting 72.4 percent of the time).
Sunday's
game brings a familiar face for Mizzou: ex-Kansas State coach Bob
Huggins and the No. 2
seed West Virginia Mountaineers.
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