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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Scouting Illinois: Top 10 Fighting Illini enter Columbia, seek revenge

Mason Arneson December 12, 2020

In 1993, an unranked Missouri men’s basketball team sparked one of its best seasons ever with a triple overtime 108-107 victory over No. 19 Illinois in St. Louis. The win was part of a 28-4 season where...

Scouting Georgia: Daniels gives talented Georgia offense new confidence

Jack Soble December 12, 2020

The last time Missouri prepared to face Georgia, the Bulldogs’ season-long starting quarterback Stetson Bennett had just been benched in favor of redshirt freshman D’Wan Mathis. Fast-forward three...

Battle in the trenches: Missouri’s offensive line faces its toughest task of the season as it looks to keep winning streak alive against Georgia

Kyle Pinnell December 10, 2020

Tennessee tackle Wanya Morris believed that he did enough to contain standout Georgia edge rusher Azeez Ojulari. As quarterback Jarrett Guarantano dropped back, Morris found the rushing Ojulari and shoved...

Missouri men’s basketball rebounds from rough first half to take down Liberty

Jack Soble December 10, 2020

With six seconds remaining in the first half, Missouri guard Mark Smith received a pass on the left wing, his team trailing 32-25. The Tigers had shot eight 3-pointers up to that point and missed every...

Bench minutes from Mitchell Smith proved important in Missouri men’s basketball win over Liberty

Mason Arneson December 10, 2020

The starting Smiths, Mark and Dru, paced the team in scoring during Wednesday’s victory over the Liberty Flames. But while their collective contributions were important, it was a different Smith —...

Missouri men’s basketball faces mid-major powerhouse Liberty in final test before Illinois

Mason Arneson December 9, 2020

Senior guard Mark Smith said the word “excited” 10 times during Tuesday’s media availability, an appropriate motif for the first two weeks of the Missouri men’s basketball season. Coach Cuonzo...

Five takeaways: Promising freshmen provide glimpses of a bright future in wild win over Arkansas

Kyle Pinnell December 7, 2020

Down by one point with 46 seconds left, redshirt freshman quarterback Connor Bazelak and the Missouri offense took the field. Bazelak led his team on a seven-play, 65-yard drive to put the Tigers in field...

Missouri rides perimeter defense to win over Wichita State

Jack Soble December 6, 2020

Going into their Sunday afternoon announcing gig in Wichita, Kan., ESPN2 commentators Chuckie Kempf and Mark Adams liked Missouri. By midway through the second half, they liked Missouri to a frightening...

Immune to shock: Missouri men’s basketball improved to 3-0 with victory over Wichita State

Mason Arneson December 6, 2020

Missouri is off to their first 3-0 start since 2013, and from senior guard Mark Smith’s perspective, he could see it unfolding before the season even started. “In this team, just from the first couple...

X-Factor: Where Xavier Pinson goes, Missouri basketball follows

Mason Arneson December 6, 2020

Despite a small sample size, Missouri is off to one of its hottest starts in years. The Tigers are averaging 20 points per game more than last season and playing at a faster tempo than in years past....

An instant classic at Faurot: Battle Line Rivalry heats up thanks to injection of two new coaches.

Kyle Pinnell December 5, 2020

Dubbed the “Battle Line Rivalry,” the annual showdown between Arkansas and Missouri has all the potential to be an intriguing rivalry game. The two schools sit roughly 310 miles away from one another,...

‘Let’s go win the game’: Missouri roars back to beat Arkansas

Jack Soble December 5, 2020

The ball ricocheted off of Jamal Brooks’ chest and into the hands of Arkansas’ Mike Woods. Woods’ catch gave the Razorbacks a 48-47 lead with less than a minute to go. Brooks, in the game in place...