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Mizzou men's basketball shocked at home in loss to Jackson State. Takeaways from the upset

Mizzou needed to clutch up.

The Tigers didn't

Jackson State, 0-5 entering Mizzou Arena, drove up the court with guard Chase Adams, who dropped a mid-range jumper at the depth to pull off an astounding upset, defeating Missouri 73-72 on Sunday in Columbia.

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Here are three takeaways as Mizzou sunk into infamy on Norm Stewart Court:

Final moments

Nick Honor went to the line.

He missed one. He made the other. He needed both.

While Mizzou was able to escape Minnesota with a win after a 20-point comeback, putting up a last second stand to complete the unlikely victory, Sunday's result was even more shocking.

Adams's shot bounced around the rim before dropping with a little more than five seconds remaining.

Mizzou inbounded it to Sean East II, who went up the right hand side of the court, and appeared to try and feed a ball inside to Jordan Butler.

The pass went nowhere, the clock hit zeros.

Mizzou (3-2) came up empty for the second time in three home games.

Missouri head coach Dennis Gates looks on during a college basketball game against Memphis at Mizzou Arena on Nov. 10, 2023, in Columbia, Mo.
Missouri head coach Dennis Gates looks on during a college basketball game against Memphis at Mizzou Arena on Nov. 10, 2023, in Columbia, Mo.

Turnovers problematic

Dennis Gates, on more than one occasion, has bemoaned MU’s assist-to-turnover ratio.

Over the opening 20 minutes against JSU, it didn’t get much better.

The Tigers turned it over 11 times in the first half, resulting in 17 points for the SWAC team, which hung around all half long, trailing just 37-34 at the break. Mizzou had 18 turnovers by the end of the game.

And it wasn’t the only sloppy defense MU played.

Mizzou sagged off the visitors, opting to keep 7-foot-5 center Connor Vanover, who made his first start, near the rim. JSU, although not a force from 3, made that work, letting loose on its open looks and dropping two of their first three looks.

The visitors kept making shots even after the big man left the game and Mizzou started guarding the perimeter more. Star guard Ken Evans led the game with 22 points, which included three makes from deep.

Carralero, Grill a bright spark

Nineteen seconds after entering the action, MU forward Jesus Carralero Martin stepped in front of JSU guard Coltie Young's pass, drove to the paint, bounced it through to freshman Anthony Robinson II, who duly tucked it away.

Down five to the overmatched visitors, he provided the first spark to lift MU from a hole.

On the next MU possession, Carralero collected it in the corner, and dropped a 3 on his first shot. He provided the pick for Nick Honor. He crashed the offensive boards. He directed traffic and fed pin-point passes.

In his eight minutes of game-time in the first half, Carralero collected four assists, three offensive rebounds, one defensive rebound, one steal and a made 3-pointer. He was worth 12 points in the first period as MU took a 37-34 lead into the break.

In the second half, Caleb Grill put up 15 points and seven rebounds, but was about the lone bright spark on the team.

This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Mizzou men's basketball shocked at home in loss to Jackson State. Takeaways from the upset