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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Missouri men’s basketball rallies in final minutes to avoid upset against Bradley

Mason Arneson December 22, 2020

When senior forward Jeremiah Tilmon went to the free throw line with the chance to win Tuesday night’s game against Bradley, it felt poetic. Here was a 36.8% free-throw shooter stepping to the line...

Missouri women’s basketball ends non-conference schedule on a high note, takes down Southern Illinois 79-43

Kyle Pinnell December 20, 2020

Missouri women’s basketball started its non-conference schedule with one game in just over two weeks. It ended it with four games in six days. The Tigers came out of that grueling stretch 3-1, capped...

Sloppy start dooms Missouri in 51-32 loss to Mississippi State

Kyle Pinnell December 19, 2020

If you were to tell any Missouri fan back in September that the Tigers would finish their 2020 season with a .500 record and bowl appearance, there’s a good chance they wouldn’t have believed you. A...

Missouri women’s basketball accomplishes 800th all-time win behind stellar three-point shooting

Sydney Dixon December 19, 2020

Oral Roberts went into its game against Missouri hoping to put an end to their losing record against Power Five schools. It could not. The Tigers’ first-half firepower propelled the Tigers to their...

The ultimate guide to Missouri’s 2020 National Signing Day

It all began with one word, tweeted on Jan. 19, 2020. “Committed.” With that tweet, defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo became the first recruit in the class of 2021 to verbally commit to Missouri. 20 total...

Missouri women’s basketball’s scoring spurts against New Orleans propels them to second victory of the season

Sydney Dixon December 17, 2020

Aijha Blackwell refused to be silenced like she was in the first half against No. 20 Missouri State Monday night. Missouri’s star sophomore led the Tigers’ offense with 16 points scored and contributed...

Smooth Sailing: Tigers women’s basketball cruises to easy 84-45 win against New Orleans

Kyle Pinnell December 16, 2020

Missouri freshman guard Mama Dembele received the ball at halfcourt, took two dribbles inside and fired a one-armed laser to LaDazhia Williams at the free throw line. The forward took one more dribble...

Strong 3rd quarter not enough for Missouri women’s hoops against Missouri State

Michael Howie December 14, 2020

Missouri hadn’t seen an opponent in over two weeks, and facing off against ranked rival Missouri State wasn’t necessarily their first choice in an opponent to help them ease back into the flow of things. The...

Five Takeaways: Missouri humbled in Georgia defeat

Kyle Pinnell December 14, 2020

A palpable sense of excitement and energy reverberated around Faurot Field as Missouri ran out of the tunnel Saturday morning. The noise of 10,830 fans cut through the chilly December air. For a few minutes,...

Missouri pops Champaign, stuns Fighting Illini

Jack Soble December 13, 2020

Ayo Dosunmu went crazy, scoring 36 points on ridiculously efficient shooting. Mark Smith and Jeremiah Tilmon combined for eight points and four rebounds, both fouling out of the game. Illinois outscored...

Elementary college ball: Missouri men’s basketball rides free throws to Braggin’ Rights win

Mason Arneson December 13, 2020

The thrilling end to the upset win for Missouri men’s basketball over No. 6 Illinois in the Braggin’ Rights matchup was set up by something more mundane: free throws. Missouri finished the game 26-31...

Missouri gashed on ground, fall to the Bulldogs 49-14

Kyle Pinnell December 12, 2020

Georgia running back Zamir White took the handoff, cut to his left and took off. White bounced to the outside, turned on the afterburners and outran every defender to Faurot Field’s north end zone. If...