MV3: The hometown kids show out in Mizzou’s St. Louis win

Much like I put it last week: Your stars have to shine the brightest when the lights are hottest.

Saturday could have been a trap game for Mizzou. The win over Kansas State was cathartic, a reminder of how far the Tigers have come over the past several years. The Memphis game? That was the one after the bigger one, and Mizzou couldn’t afford to lose if they wanted to keep up the momentum they built.

So they went out and took care of business. Especially their stars.

1. Luther Burden III

With 10:36 left to go in the third quarter, Luther Burden took a ball 56 yards down field to put Mizzou in prime position to blow the game open.