| Junior forward Kareem Rush (21) scored 18 points in the Tiger victory. SLU junior guard Drew Diener (21) scored 9 points while matching up against Rush for much of the game. |
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| Saint Louis University (2-4) dropped a nail-biter 69-67 to University of Missouri (8-0) in the Savvis Center (attendance, 20,602). SLU led at the half 35-31, but Mizzou's rebounding edge finally yielded the Tigers an 8-point lead midway through the second half. The Billikens mounted a late drive to narrow the lead. Marque Perry then tied the score 67-67 with a 3-point basket, leaving 4.8 seconds on the clock. Mizzou's Wesley Stokes then hit the game winner at the buzzer. |
| Junior forward Kareem Rush (21) scored 18 points in the Tiger victory. SLU junior guard Drew Diener (21) scored 9 points while matching up against Rush for much of the game. |
| Mizzou sophomore center Arthur Johnson (50) scored 14 points and collected a game-high 16 rebounds. |
| Billikens junior guard Marque Perry (5) scored 20 points and collected 4 rebounds. Tiger senior guard Clarence Gilbert (4) scored 18 points. |
| Billikens junior center Kenny Brown (41) sits in amazement after sophomore guard Wesley Stokes (2) hit the game-winning basket at the buzzer. Brown finished with 12 points and 9 rebounds for the Billikens. |