Mizzou hits two buzzer beaters in chaotic win over Oklahoma

Escape? Surivive and advance? Check and check. All in all, the style in which it secured its last gasp victory didn't matter for the Missouri Tigers on Saturday afternoon, with the Tigers ultimately coming out on top.

This contest at Mizzou Arena was a reminder that college basketball sometimes doesn’t care about logic, momentum, or emotional well-being.

The Tigers and Oklahoma traded control, mistakes, and nerve for 45 minutes before Missouri finally escaped with an 88–87 overtime win that required two buzzer-beating three-pointers and one massive lapse in late-game decision-making from the Sooners.

With 5.6 seconds left in regulation, Missouri trailed by three and appeared finished. Oklahoma had the opportunity to foul, send Missouri to the line, and all but seal the victory. Instead, the Sooners let play continue, and Trent Pierce made them pay.

Pierce rose up and buried a deep, contested three at the buzzer to force overtime, igniting the arena and swinging momentum entirely. It was the kind of shot that doesn’t just extend a game and a season — it changes it.

Overtime was predictably chaotic. Oklahoma managed to grab an 87–85 lead with 21 seconds remaining, setting the stage for one final possession. Mark Mitchell took the inbound, crossed midcourt, pulled up from well beyond the arc, and drilled a buzzer-beating three to end it.

Tigers keep their tournament dreams alive with OT buzzer-beater

Mitchell’s shot capped a night defined by composure under pressure. Pierce’s earlier three may have just kept the Tigers’ NCAA tournament hopes alive, but Mitchell delivered the final blow.

Mitchell finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds, and T.O Barrett, who started his first-ever game for Missouri, came up large for the Tigers with 21 points, six rebounds, and three steals.

The win came despite Missouri playing from behind much of the afternoon and struggling to generate consistent offense. The Tigers shot 44.6 percent from the field and just 28.6 percent from 3-point range.

In the paint was where the Tigers thrived all afternoon. A 41-29 advantage, 17 on the offensive glass, kept Missouri in a game that challenged them throughout. A reliable option even during the moments of offensive drought was Jayden Stone, who dropped 20 points and picked up seven rebounds.

The Tigers didn’t play their best basketball. They played through it — and on a day where execution came and went, toughness and their clutch gene didn't.