Columbia, Mo. ? Kansas University’s women’s basketball team had a chance to pick up its first Big 12 Conference road victory of the season on Sunday, but Missouri used a four-point swing in the final two minutes to down the Jayhawks, 62-59, at Mizzou Arena.

KU, which led by as many as six points in the first half but never in the second, closed to 56-55 with 2:04 to go on a layup by Sade Morris.

Mizzou’s Toy Richbow immediately turned it over, but KU’s Danielle McCray gave it right back. Alyssa Hollins, fouled by Morris, hit a free throw but missed the second.

The Tigers snared the rebound, however, and Richbown drained a three-pointer at 1:04 to make it 60-55.

Nicollette Smith and LaChelda Jacobs sandwiched field goals around a pair of Hollins free throws as the Tigers improved to 9-17 overall, 2-11 Big 12. KU fell to 15-11 and 4-9.

McCray led KU with 19 points. Smith added 15 and Morris 11.

Hollins led the Tigers with 27.

Both teams started hot, shooting over 50 percent from the field for much of the first half. Kansas trailed 9-8 at the 12:47 mark when McCray connected on the third consecutive three-pointer for the Jayhawks after back-to-back threes by freshman Nicollette Smith. Missouri was also connecting, closing the Jayhawk lead to just 17-14 after the string.

Kansas led 30-24 with 3:40 left in the opening half after Jacobs’ jumper from inside the free-throw line went down. However, KU could not muster another basket for the rest of the half. Missouri went on a 7-0 run to enter the locker room with a 31-30 lead.

The drought continued into the second half for Kansas as it went without a field goal until McCray knocked down a three with 12:39 left.

KU went 11:01 without a basket. Missouri took advantage and gained its largest lead of the day at 45-34.

Down 50-40, Kansas went on a quick 9-2 run that lasted just over a minute and closed the Tigers’ lead to 52-49 with 6:10 remaining.

With the deficit at five, 56-51, freshman Krysten Boogaard and sophomore Sade Morris connected on back-to-back layups to pull within one with 2:04 left.

Kansas will return to Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday, February 27, when it hosts Texas at 7 p.m.