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For Missouri guard Caleb Grill, there was one part of the Tigers' second-round win over Mississippi State in the SEC tournament that stood out above the others.
Grill felt the Tigers rediscovered their identity in the 85-73 win. Missouri (22-10) was coming off three straight losses to end its regular season. The first, to Vanderbilt, came in overtime, and a loss to Kentucky at home was close, too.
Although Missouri pulled away late in Thursday's game, the two teams remained close for most of the contest. The Bulldogs (21-12) had a lead as late as 4:52 left in the second half, and the Tigers' 12-point final margin was their largest of the game.
"The most important and I think the most exciting thing about this game was just us getting back to who we are," Grill said. "I felt like we kind of got away with that in the last couple games of the season, so I felt like tonight that's kind of how we were playing throughout the first part of conference play and non-conference and it was good to finally get back to the way we were playing at that point in the season."
Grill didn't have his best game Wednesday. He scored just five points, going 2-for-11 from the field. Tamar Bates led Missouri scorers with 25 points while Tony Perkins had 20. However, Grill did hit a first-half buzzer-beater three.
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"Focus on late-game situations was big for our team," Tigers guard Anthony Robinson said. "We went out here and executed tonight and competed to win."
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at [email protected] or on X, formerly Twitter, @aria_gerson.
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Caleb Grill on Missouri basketball SEC tournament win
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Grill felt the Tigers rediscovered their identity in the 85-73 win. Missouri (22-10) was coming off three straight losses to end its regular season. The first, to Vanderbilt, came in overtime, and a loss to Kentucky at home was close, too.
Although Missouri pulled away late in Thursday's game, the two teams remained close for most of the contest. The Bulldogs (21-12) had a lead as late as 4:52 left in the second half, and the Tigers' 12-point final margin was their largest of the game.
"The most important and I think the most exciting thing about this game was just us getting back to who we are," Grill said. "I felt like we kind of got away with that in the last couple games of the season, so I felt like tonight that's kind of how we were playing throughout the first part of conference play and non-conference and it was good to finally get back to the way we were playing at that point in the season."
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Grill didn't have his best game Wednesday. He scored just five points, going 2-for-11 from the field. Tamar Bates led Missouri scorers with 25 points while Tony Perkins had 20. However, Grill did hit a first-half buzzer-beater three.
MORE ON ROBINSON How Missouri basketball point guard Anthony Robinson II battled grief to become All-SEC player
"Focus on late-game situations was big for our team," Tigers guard Anthony Robinson said. "We went out here and executed tonight and competed to win."
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at [email protected] or on X, formerly Twitter, @aria_gerson.
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Caleb Grill on Missouri basketball SEC tournament win
Continue reading...
