Missouri (19-6, 7-5 SEC) defeated No. 5 Tennessee (19-6, 8-4 SEC), 86-85, Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Deandre Gholston made a 3-point shot at the buzzer to defeat the Vols. Gholston scored 18 points for Missouri. Kobe Brown led the Tigers with 21 points.
The loss is Tennessee’s second consecutive defeat with buzzer-beating shots. Vanderbilt defeated Tennessee on a last-second 3-point shot by Tyrin Lawrence as time expired Wednesday.
Saturday’s contest was Missouri’s first time playing at Thompson-Boling Arena since Jan. 23, 2021, and the Tigers’ first game in Knoxville in front of a non-reduced capacity crowd since Feb. 5, 2019.
Tennessee will next play Alabama on Feb. 15 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. EST (ESPN2).