Linas Kleiza had 23 points and Thomas Gardner 17 for Missouri, but their efforts weren’t enough in the opening round of the NIT. The Tigers, who lost to DePaul, 75-70, have been in postseason play for eight straight seasons, but the last two they’ve lost in the first round of the NIT.
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