Late Maty Mauk heroics help Missouri hold off Tennessee

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Mi souri maintained its precarious hold on the SEC East with a 29-21 win Saturday at Tenne see, thanks to a late rally by quarterback Maty Mauk.And as such, Georgia fans will be rooting for Arkansas as hard as they'll pull for their own Bulldogs next week. Mi souri faces a quickly improving Arkansas team next week with the division title at stake. If the Tigers win, they would secure a spot in the SEC Championship Game for the second year in a row. However, an Arkansas win would send Georgia -- which has closed its SEC schedule at 6-2 -- to the title game in Atlanta.First, Mi souri had to subdue the Volunteers. Mauk, ice cold for more than a half, caught fire Jed Lowrie Jersey late with two fourth-quarter touchdown pa ses to Jimmie Hunt and Bud Sa ser to secure the win. Hunt finished with three receptions for 106 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown catch that give Mi souri a 23-13 lead. Mauk finished 12-of-25 for 230 yards and two touchdowns, with another 31 yards rushing. Mi souri has won 10 consecutive road games.Tenne see was without several key players, including A.J. Johnson Juan Lagares Jersey and , and injured wide receiver Marquez North.Defensively, it was another big day for Mi souri defensive ends Shane Ray and Markus Golden, two highly regarded NFL draft prospects. Ray was credited with half a sack, and leads the SEC with 13.5. Golden picked up two sacks as well, giving him 8.5 on the year, and recovered a fumble for the Tigers.*Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter *.