The Tigers earned another scoring opportunity early in the second quarter. A key completion from Chase Daniel to Tommy Saunders earned a critical first down. Daniel made a nice read on the ever-shifting Oklahoma defense.

Then came the lightning bolt. On a third-and-7 play, Daniel zipped a quick pass to Jeremy Maclin as he hit a seam. The result: a 27-yard TD reception.

Just like that, Missouri cut the OU lead to 10-7.

Now THAT was the Mizzou offense that earned all the hype this year.

Too bad Tommy Saunders earned a 15-yard penalty on the scoring play, since the Tigers had to kick off from their 15. That allowed Oklahoma to start its next possession on its 47-yard line.

And they wasted no time getting  back into Missouri territory with Sam Bradford’s swing pass to Chris Brown.

A completion to Jermaine Gresham, combined with a late-hit penalty on Kenji Jackson, put Oklahoma into scoring range.

And Bradford finished the drive. He scrambled to buy time, then threw located Juaquin Iglesias for a 11-yard TD pass.

That pushed Oklahoma’s lead back to 10 points, 17-7.