Crowe’s late surge leads Mizzou men’s basketball to defining win over Marquette

After only two points in the first half, it seemed like Jason Crowe Jr. might shrink on a neutral court for the second time this season. But the freshman responded to the challenge with intensity, hitting a 3-pointer from the wing to give Mizzou the lead with 49 seconds left. A steal from Jamier Jones ruined Marquette’s offensive possesion.

Mizzou eked out the final 30 seconds with made free throws and two steals from Pierce, defeating the Golden Eagles 69-64 in the United Center in Chicago.

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The Tigers looked dead in the water early in the second half, going over six minutes without a made field goal. A Marquette layup pushed the Mizzou deficit to 11 with 7:36 remaining in the game. That’s when the Tigers made their move.

A 10-0 run cut the deficit to one. It started with a layup from Jamier Jones to end the scoring drought. Pierce and Crowe nailed back-to-back triples heading into the media timeout to make the comeback feel real. Toni Bryant capped the run with an emphatic dunk.

Marquette’s Sananda Fru broke the run with a dunk of his own, but he fouled Jones on the other end going up to the hoop. This was Fru’s fifth foul, sending him to the bench with 4:14 left. Jones was sent to the bench as well after coming down awkwardly and holding his right leg. Bryant made one of the two free throws for Jones. The comeback was complete after Davis drilled a 3-pointer to give Mizzou its first lead since the 3:09 mark in the first half.

Bryant was called for a foul on the other end on a play that looked scarily like a clean contest. Marquette went 1-2 at the line, tying the game. Crowe broke the tie with an and-1 dunk off the feed from Pierce. Marquette answered on the other end with a three from Michael Phillips II.

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Crowe continued to answer the call with a jumper, giving the Tigers a 60-58 lead. The Golden Eagles tied the game with 65 seconds left on a pair of made free throws.

This sparked Crowe’s final shot and the biggest of the game, nailing a 3-pointer…

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Publish date : 2026-11-15 21:54:00

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