Missouri basketball player Laurence Bowers against UT-Martin

November 17, 2009 | 11:58 p.m. CST

Missouri and Clemson are so similar they have even crossed paths on the recruiting road. Missouri's Laurence Bowers says he got attention from Clemson. "So it is actually a game of Tigers versus Tigers,” Bowers said.

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