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Feb 12, 2025; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers head coach Dennis Gates reacts during the second half against the Oklahoma Sooners at Mizzou Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nAnthony Robinson II collected 15 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals on Saturday, helping No. 21 Missouri earn an 87-74 win over Georgia in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Caleb Grill added 15 points and four steals, while Mark Mitchell had 14 for Missouri (19-6, 8-4 SEC), which won its second straight game. Tamar Bates chipped in 13 points for the Tigers, who outscored Georgia 49-33 in the second half.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Asa Newell led Georgia (16-10, 4-9) with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Silas Demary Jr. scored 16 and Blue Cain had 14, as the Bulldogs dropped their third in a row.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n After leading by three at halftime, Georgia took its last lead on Newell’s layup with 17:55 left in the second half, giving the Bulldogs a 47-46 edge.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n From there, Robinson’s back-to-back layups began a 9-0 Missouri run to grab a 55-47 advantage with 15:12 left. Newell’s dunk trimmed Georgia’s deficit to 58-54, but Missouri seized control with a 15-0 run, including Robinson’s seven points and Mitchell’s four, to help the Tigers build a 19-point lead with 9:27 remaining.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Grill’s triple at the 2:32 mark matched Missouri’s largest lead at 85-66, before Newell and De’Shayne Montgomery’s layups pulled Georgia within 15. The Tigers’ impressive second half was capped with Tony Perkins’ fastbreak dunk on Newell with 1:19 left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Demary began the scoring with a free throw before the game started, as Missouri threw Mark Mitchell into the lineup, changing its original starting five, costing the Tigers a technical foul.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n RJ Godfrey and Demary’s baskets gave Georgia a 9-7 edge, before Bates connected on his second triple of the first half.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n After Demary’s mid-range jumper and Newell’s dunk put the Bulldogs ahead 20-19, Josh Gray’s layup, Mitchell’s dunk and Bates’ triple gave the Tigers a 26-20 lead with 8:20 left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Georgia then answered with a 12-3 run, stamped with Demary and Cain’s back-to-back 3-pointers. Cain’s layup on Georgia’s final possession gave the Bulldogs a 41-38 halftime lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n