Despite there being a noticeably poor offensive display for both Missouri and the Texas Longhorns in the 61-53 matchup, too many mistakes and missed opportunites prevented the Tigers to leaving with a win.

It was a reunion between two former Big 12 foes and, in many ways, a regression for a Missouri men's basketball team that seemed to be finding its SEC sea legs.

More importantly, the victory showed that an offensive-minded Texas team doesn’t need the shots to fall to pull out big conference wins. More: Texas basketball: Chendall Weaver out 'for a little time' with hip injury Texas shot a season-low 34% from the floor,

Arthur Kaluma scored 14 points and Texas pulled away late to beat No. 22 Missouri 61-53 Tuesday night for the Longhorns' first home win in the Southeastern Conference.

But that doesn’t take into consideration that the freshly ranked No. 22 Mizzou Tigers shot 30.2% from the field in Tuesday’s 61-53 loss to Texas (13-6, 2-4 SEC).