Missouri women’s basketball fought in ’Bama loss, but fight won’t cut it

The Tigers accidentally tried a new strategy. Coming out of a timeout, which Missouri women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper called after Alabama had scored 11 unanswered points toward the end of the first quarter to take an early nine-point lead, Mizzou returned to the court with a new formation. New, but illegal. There were six Missouri players on the court. In the end, Alabama shot free throws and received possession shortly after the officials were made aware and went to a video review, which resulted in a technical foul on MU. Mizzou had yanked one of its players and didn’t actually run a full possession with six. It cost Mizzou four points in the end. Mind you … in the SEC this season,...