Missouri Upsets No. 12 Gonzaga 63-61

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Jason Conley had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Missouri survived a lengthy cold stretch at the finish to hang on and beat No. 12 Gonzaga 63-61 on Thursday night.<br> <br> Linas Kleiza added 11 points despite foul trouble for Missouri (7-5), which scored just two points in the final 8 1/2 minutes.<br> <br> Missouri, in its first action since losing by six to top-ranked Illinois on Dec. 22, improved to 16-38 against teams in the Top 25 in six seasons under Quin Snyder. It was also the Tigers&#39; first victory over a ranked opponent since they beat Oklahoma State in double-overtime last Feb. 24 at home.<br> <br> Ronny Turiaf, who averages a team-leading 19 points for Gonzaga, missed two free throws with a chance to tie it with 8.4 seconds left. Turiaf, battling two ankle injuries, had six points on 2-for-15 shooting along with nine rebounds.<br> <br> Turiaf also missed badly on another chance to tie, a driving layup with about 3 seconds left that banged high off the side of the backboard. Gonzaga (10-2) had been given another shot when Missouri&#39;s Kalen Grimes missed two free throws with 7.6 seconds left.<br> <br> Reserve J.P. Batista had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Gonzaga, which was unable to follow up on a 3-point upset at No. 3 Oklahoma State on Tuesday.<br> <br> Missouri held Gonzaga, which had been shooting 52 percent, to 38 percent accuracy. That defense helped make a 61-51 lead with 8:27 left stand up.<br> <br> Kevin Young&#39;s layup had capped a 10-2 run by Missouri that seemingly put them in control. The Tigers&#39; only points the rest of the way came on one free throw apiece by Marshall Brown and Young.<br> <br> In the last 2:12, Young missed three of four.<br> <br> Gonzaga beat Missouri in overtime last December in Seattle.

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