After a back and forth battle, Missouri found the net just once more than Mississippi State, and with nearly no time left on the clock.

Here's what Mississippi State women's basketball coach Sam Purcell said happened in the final seconds of the heartbreaking loss to Missouri.

Paige Rocca etched herself into the great history of the Missouri State and Drake women's basketball rivalry with a heroic 3 at the regulation buzzer.

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Missouri went on an 8-point scoring run in the third to maintain the intensity. Then in the fourth, with seconds remaining, Slaughter found herself just outside the paint with no one around to help — and down by 1. Slaughter tossed it up and found the net, leading to Missouri's first conference win in the 2025 season.

After the Lady Bears won an overtime thriller over Drake the night before, the Bears forced OT against the Bulldogs but couldn't pull off the upset.