Tigers Win Home Finale in 2OT Thriller, 81-75

DeMarre Carroll had a career-high 26 points.


DeMarre Carroll had a career-high 26 points.

March 5, 2008

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - DeMarre Carroll had a career-high 26 points and eight rebounds and scored six points in the second overtime of Missouri's 81-75 victory over Iowa State on Wednesday night.

Leo Lyons added 19 points and nine rebounds for Missouri (16-14, 5-9), which won its home finale.

Carroll's baby hook with 2:12 to go in the second overtime put Missouri, which trailed by 12 points early in the second half, ahead for good at 77-75. Lyons' jumper from the left side of the key made it a four-point lead with 15 seconds to go and Iowa State's Dionte Garrett slipped while driving to the basket and was stripped to set up Carroll's clinching dunk with 1.5 seconds left.

Garrett, a freshman reserve, had a career-high 20 points for Iowa State (14-16, 4-11), which is 0-8 on the road in the Big 12 and has lost eight of nine overall. Garrett, whose previous career best was 14 points against Purdue on Dec. 22, followed his own miss with 1.5 seconds left to force the second overtime.

Iowa State outscored Missouri 7-1 in the final 1:23 of the first overtime.


 

 

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