Missouri Men’s Basketball Wins First NCAA Tournament Game in 13 Years

The Missouri Men’s Basketball team won their first NCAA Tournament game in 13 years Thursday in Sacramento.  Missouri used a second half run to take control of their game and beat Utah State 76-65.  Missouri Head Coach Dennis Gates credited Missouri’s preparation.

The decisive run was a 13-2 run which included three 3-point shot from Kobe Brown.

Missouri will face 15-seed Princeton in Saturday second round at 5:10pm.

Other NCAA Tournament Scores
Kansas 96 Howard 68
Auburn 83 Iowa 75
Maryland 67 West Virginia 65
Furman 68 Virginia 67
Alabama 96 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 75
Princeton 59 Arizona 55
San Diego State 63 College of Charleston 57
Arkansas 73 Illinois 63
Duke 74 Oral Roberts 51
Northwestern 75 Boise State 67
Texas 81 Colgate 61
Tennessee 58 Louisiana 55
Houston 63 Northern Kentucky 52
UCLA 86 UNC-Ashville 53
Penn State 76 Texas A&M 59