No. 1 seed Alabama entered the matchup 27-5 overall. Most recently, Alabama defeated No. 9-seeded Mississippi State 72-49 on Friday in the SEC tournament quarterfinals.
No. 4 seed Mizzou came into the contest 24-8 overall. On Friday, Mizzou beat No. 5-seeded Tennessee 79-71 in the SEC tournament quarterfinals.
Missouri guard DeAndre Gholston hit a right-wing 3-pointer with 2:52 left in the first half. Gholston’s basket cut the Alabama lead to 26-22 vs. Missouri.
Alabama’s Nick Pringle dunk
Alabama forward Nick Pringle got a dunk via a lob pass from Jahvon Quinerly with 5:36 left in the first half. Pringle’s dunk put Alabama up 24-14 vs. Missouri.
Missouri guard Nick Honor hit a left-wing 3-pointer with 8:58 left in the first half. Honor’s basket cut the Alabama lead to 13-12 vs. Mizzou.
Alabama’s Charles Bediako dunk
Alabama center Charles Bediako made a dunk off a lob pass from Jahvon Quinerly with 16:04 left in the first half. Bediako’s dunk tied the game 5-5 with Missouri.
Missouri guard DeAndre Gholston drove for a basket and was fouled with 16:18 left in the first half. Gholston made the ensuing free throw to put Mizzou up 5-3 vs. Alabama.
Mizzou’s Kobe Brown steal, dunk
Missouri forward Kobe Brown stole the ball from Alabama’s Jahvon Quinerly, and Brown took it for a dunk with 19:11 left in the first half. Brown’s dunk put Mizzou up 2-0 vs. Alabama.
Alabama head coach Nate Oats calls a play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats talks with Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats talks to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats signals in against Auburn during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama coach Nate Oats yells to players during the first half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against LSU, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats reacts to a call that went LSU’s way during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats directs his players on offense against LSU during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats works with Alabama forward Noah Gurley (0) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against LSU, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats talks with an official in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats signals play to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama coach Nate Oats reacts to a call during the first half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Auburn on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats argues with the refs during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arkansas, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama coach Nate Oats argues with a referee before his ejection during the second half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats reacts to a call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Kentucky won 90-81. (AP Photo/James Crisp)
Alabama coach Nate Oats talks with forward Noah Gurley (0) during the first half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats watches the action during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats encourages players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Alabama won 74-72. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats, right, celebrates after calling time out during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Alabama won 74-72. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats argues with a referee during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats signals to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama coach Nate Oats cheers a play during the first half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Texas A&M, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats looks for a foul call during the first half of an NCAA men’s college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament game against Vanderbilt, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats calls to his team during the first half of a first-round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Notre Dame, Friday, March 18, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats calls a play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats talks with Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats talks to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats signals in against Auburn during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama coach Nate Oats yells to players during the first half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against LSU, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats reacts to a call that went LSU’s way during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats directs his players on offense against LSU during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats works with Alabama forward Noah Gurley (0) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against LSU, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats talks with an official in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats signals play to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama coach Nate Oats reacts to a call during the first half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Auburn on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats argues with the refs during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arkansas, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama coach Nate Oats argues with a referee before his ejection during the second half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats reacts to a call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Kentucky won 90-81. (AP Photo/James Crisp)
Alabama coach Nate Oats talks with forward Noah Gurley (0) during the first half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats watches the action during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats encourages players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Alabama won 74-72. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats, right, celebrates after calling time out during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Alabama won 74-72. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats argues with a referee during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats signals to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama coach Nate Oats cheers a play during the first half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Texas A&M, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats looks for a foul call during the first half of an NCAA men’s college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament game against Vanderbilt, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Alabama head coach Nate Oats calls to his team during the first half of a first-round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Notre Dame, Friday, March 18, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Dennis Gates is the Missouri men’s basketball head coach. Nate Oats is the Alabama men’s basketball head coach.
Erik Hall is the digital sports editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. You can find him on Twitter @HallErik.
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