Jones did a great job holding down Jordan in Mizzou's big win over North Carolina at the Checker Dome... thanks to a clutch 18-footer from fifth-year senior Barry Laurie, when the Tigers stunned the Tar Heels 64-60 on national TV.
STORY QUOTES: “He talked a lot of trash,” Jones said. “I mean, a lot! The whole game. ‘You can’t hold me. You can’t check me.’ Things like that. And the wagging of the tongue, that really threw me off. It wasn’t a little tongue. It was a lot! Norm called a timeout and asked me what was going on. I told him he was licking his tongue out at me. Norm looked at me kind of puzzled, and said, ‘Well damn it, Jonesy, just keep playing!’”
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STORY QUOTES: “He talked a lot of trash,” Jones said. “I mean, a lot! The whole game. ‘You can’t hold me. You can’t check me.’ Things like that. And the wagging of the tongue, that really threw me off. It wasn’t a little tongue. It was a lot! Norm called a timeout and asked me what was going on. I told him he was licking his tongue out at me. Norm looked at me kind of puzzled, and said, ‘Well damn it, Jonesy, just keep playing!’”
FULL STORY LINK: https://www.stltoday.com/sports/col...cle_601bf4e8-48d9-53f1-87aa-06a9628ad2f1.html
