Parker Braun makes his minutes count as Missouri downs Ole Miss with short bench
(World News USA)

Pickings were slimmer than usual for Missouri men´s basketball against Ole Miss on Tuesday. For the fourth straight game, neither Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. (foot) nor Mark Smith (back) suited up to play for the Tigers. To make matters more complicated, walk-on guard Evan Yerkes was also unavailable against the Rebels due to illness. Undermanned, minutes mattered all across the board for Missouri. It was good that Parker Braun had his finest game as a Tiger in Missouri´s 71-68 win. The redshirt freshman, whose previous career-high was 11 minutes against Morehead State way back on Nov. 20, more than doubled that total with 24 minutes...