Missouri 84, Texas 73

Saturday afternoon in Columbia, Missouri, the Texas Longhorns fell to the Missouri Tigers 84-73. Despite 34 points from J'Covan Brown, the Longhorns were unable to put together the complete team game that it would have taken to overcome the 9th ranked Tigers. While the turnover margin between teams was comparable at 13-9, Missouri managed to consistently score off of Texas turnovers as the Longhorns completely failed to capitalize on mistakes by the Tigers. And while Texas freshmen Myck Kabongo (12 points, 10 assists) and Jonathan Holmes (10 points, 7 rebounds) played admirable games, fellow freshmen Sheldon McClellan and Julien Lewis combined for yet another horrendous shooting display (3-18 from the floor). Additionally, allowing Missuori to shoot an impressive 53.7% for the game indicates a break-down on the Texas defensive end. The Longhorns, now 12-5 on the season, next play at Kansas State on Wednesday night.