Missouri basketball is riding a 3-game slide into Selection Sunday after Kentucky eliminated it from the SEC Tournament. Should the Tigers be anxious?

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The Wildcats are expecting a physical battle with Missouri. They have to handle it well after losing to them in the regular season.

SportsLine's model simulated the Kentucky Wildcats vs. Missouri Tigers and revealed its SEC Tournament picks for their second round matchup on Thursday

ESPN Analytics has a prediction for Thursday night's matchup between Kentucky and Missouri at the SEC Tournament.

Missouri basketball was far from perfect, but the Tigers got across the line in a must-win matchup against Mississippi State on Saturday.

But no matter how much Kentucky led by, Missouri wouldn’t go away. They trailed just 69-68 with 2:51 remaining. After the Tigers took a 70-69 lead, Aberdeen made two free throws to reclaim the lead for the Cats at 71-70. Oweh followed with a running bank shot to make it 73-70 with 1:06 to play.

Kentucky has made it to Friday in the SEC Tournament for a third meeting with Florida.