For the Tigers, the final feeling is victory

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 | 12:09 a.m. CST; updated 8:13 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, April 28, 2009

SAN ANTONIO — William Moore raced off the field, holding aloft the ball he swatted to the turf seconds earlier, earning the defensive unit he had so aggressively defended at least a slice of respect, a final image that left a sweet taste in Missouri fan's mouths, rather than the bitterness of memorable failures weeks earlier.

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