No. 20 Missouri Escapes Upset With Win Over Vanderbilt

The Missouri Tigers held on in Columbia against the upset-minded Commodores.

Matt Galatzan | Jan 7, 2023

No. 20 Missouri Escapes Upset With Win Over Vanderbilt /

Coming off of a disappointing loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks earlier this week, the No. 20 Missouri Tigers were looking to get back in the win column in Columbia against the Vanderbilt Commodores.

And that is exactly what they did, holding off the Commodores' upset bid in a 85-82 win at Mizzou Arena.

Offensively, the Tigers were led by the quartet of Kobe Brown, D'Moi Hodge, Noah Carter and DeAndre Gholston, with Brown and Gholston pouring in 18 points each, while Hodge added 17, and Carter added 16 points.

The quartet finished the game as the only four Mizzou players in double figures on Saturday, combining for 69 of the Tigers 85 points.

That said, it was far from a pretty day for the Tigers, who shot just 42 percent from the floor, to the Commodores' 48.5 percent.

They were also out-rebounded at a substantial margin, with Vanderbilt dominating the glass 46-27.

However, the ultimate difference in the game came in the turnover department, where the Tigers forced Vanderbilt into 14 giveaways to just six of their own.

Following the win, the Tigers will now hit the road for two-straight away games, starting with Texas A&M in College Station on Wednesday.

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Published Jan 7, 2023

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of MizzouSportsTalk.com, AllAggies.com and LonghornsCountry.com, as well as the Editor-In-Chief of InsideTheBears.com, TheGroveReport.com, RamDigest.com, AllSeahawks.com, and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com