COLUMBIA — There was a noticeable buzz Saturday afternoon at Mizzou Arena. The fans showed up in droves, many carrying poster board signs. The seats in the press box were nearly filled. They were all there to see Brittney Griner, the freshman sensation from Baylor who leads the nation in blocks and earlier in the season became the seventh woman to dunk in women’s college basketball.
Crowd big factor in Missouri women's basketball team's upset victory
Saturday, January 23, 2010 | 4:43 p.m. CST;
updated 11:39 p.m. CST, Saturday, January 23, 2010
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