Skip to Main Content
The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Missouri falls 64-60 to Florida

Missouri falls 64-60 to Florida

Emily Leiker February 23, 2019

Jeremiah Tilmon was called for his fourth foul of the afternoon under the net as Jordan Geist hit a triple at the 17:01 mark of the second half. Missouri was leading Florida 40-28. After the play was...

Tilmon’s value evident in 66-58 loss to Kentucky

Tilmon’s value evident in 66-58 loss to Kentucky

Andy Kimball February 21, 2019

Sophomore center Jeremiah Tilmon shuffled his feet and bumped into Kentucky defender Reid Travis. He committed two violations, traveling and an offensive foul, but Tilmon had a clear preference for one...

Derrick Chievous’ No. 3 added to Mizzou Arena rafters

Derrick Chievous’ No. 3 added to Mizzou Arena rafters

Emily Leiker February 20, 2019

Derrick Chievous stepped to mid-court at halftime of Tuesday’s Missouri versus No. 4 Kentucky game with his family, greeted by a standing ovation and the glow of fire spewing from the Mizzou Arena goal...

Missouri fails to put two halves together, falls 66-58 to Kentucky

Missouri fails to put two halves together, falls 66-58 to Kentucky

Emily Leiker February 20, 2019

A fast break dunk by P.J. Washington at the 11:34 mark of the second half hit fast forward on Tuesday night’s contest between Missouri and Kentucky. In the ensuing minute, Mizzou Arena erupted in boos...

Preview: Missouri to play No. 4 Kentucky

Preview: Missouri to play No. 4 Kentucky

Emily Leiker February 19, 2019

No. 4 Kentucky bested Tennessee 86-69 on Saturday night, dropping the former No. 1 Volunteers to the No. 5 spot in this week’s AP top-25. It was Tennessee’s first conference loss and snapped a 19-game...

Turnovers doom Tigers in 75-65 loss to Ole Miss

Andy Kimball February 16, 2019

Despite a snowstorm on Friday which delayed Missouri’s flight, the team managed to get to Oxford, Mississippi Saturday morning. The Tigers arrived at The Pavilion at Ole Miss about 90 minutes before...

Puryear’s production propels Missouri over Arkansas

Puryear’s production propels Missouri over Arkansas

Andy Kimball February 13, 2019

Coming into Tuesday night’s game against Arkansas, Missouri was struggling with production from the power forward position. MU fell to Texas A&M over the weekend and was unable to exploit matchups against...

Missouri grabs nail-biter win over Arkansas

Missouri grabs nail-biter win over Arkansas

Emily Leiker February 13, 2019

With 17.8 seconds to go, Missouri led its Battle Line rival, Arkansas, by 3 points. A triple was all the Razorbacks needed to tie up the score. Instead, they went for a dunk from senior forward Daniel...

MU post play under-performs in Tilmon’s absence

MU post play under-performs in Tilmon’s absence

Adam Cole February 9, 2019

Reed Nikko looked dismayed. At 4:39 in the second half of Saturday evening’s matchup with Texas A&M, the junior forward’s number was called for a shooting foul. His fifth and final foul took him out...

Missouri falters down the stretch, falls to Texas A&M

Missouri falters down the stretch, falls to Texas A&M

Andy Kimball February 9, 2019

Without two of its starters, Missouri still looked to be in business. With sophomores Mark Smith and Jeremiah Tilmon out, forward Reed Nikko stepped up while Missouri’s trio of freshman guards – Xavier...

Preview: Turnovers a key factor in rematch with Texas A&M

Preview: Turnovers a key factor in rematch with Texas A&M

Andy Kimball February 9, 2019

After a loss on Tuesday at No. 1 Tennessee, Missouri (11-10, 2-7 SEC) travels back to Columbia to take on Texas A&M (8-13, 1-8 SEC) Saturday. After suffering a season sweep against the Volunteers, Missouri...

Freshman growth promises stronger second half of SEC play

Freshman growth promises stronger second half of SEC play

Emily Leiker February 8, 2019

Freshman guard Xavier Pinson played a season-high 32 minutes in Missouri’s road loss against No. 1 Tennessee on Tuesday night. Since sophomore transfer Mark Smith suffered an ankle injury on Jan. 23...