By DAVID SOLOMON<\/p>\n
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) \u2014 Anthony Robinson II had 19 points and eight rebounds as Missouri held off No. 22 Florida 76-74 on Saturday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.<\/p>\n
Mark Mitchell added 14 points, Jacob Crews had 13 and Trent Pierce scored 10 off the bench in his first game this season for the Tigers (11-3, 1-0). Jayden Stone scored Missouri\u2019s first eight points and finished with nine after missing the previous seven games with a hand injury.<\/p>\n
Thomas Haugh had 24 points and seven rebounds for the Gators (9-5, 0-1). Alex Condon added 14 points, six assists and five boards.<\/p>\n
Pierce made a layup that put the Tigers ahead for good, 66-65, with 2:45 remaining, and his 3-pointer extended the lead to four 40 seconds later. <\/p>\n
Robinson banked in a 3 to give the Tigers a 74-69 advantage with 21 seconds left, and they still led by five with under 10 seconds to play. But then Haugh converted a three-point play and Mitchell missed two free throws at the other end with 4.3 seconds remaining. That gave the Gators one last chance, but Boogie Fland missed a long 3-point attempt at the buzzer.<\/p>\n
The Tigers have won two straight regular-season games against Florida after beating the 2025 national champions 83-82 on Jan. 4 last year in Gainesville.<\/p>\n
Haugh hit a 3 with 3:37 remaining to cap an 11-0 run that pushed Florida ahead 65-64 for its only lead of the second half.<\/p>\n
Both teams grabbed 37 rebounds after Florida entered leading the nation in rebounding margin at plus-17.2.<\/p>\n
Missouri shot 45.4% from the field, becoming the second team to shoot better than 45% against the Gators this season.<\/p>\n
The Tigers opened the second half on a 6-0 run after 7-foot-5 redshirt freshman Trent Burns made his first career 3 for Missouri as time expired in the first half to tie the game at 39.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Florida hosts No. 23 Georgia on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Missouri visits Kentucky on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
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