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The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

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The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

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Missouri uses fast start to manage 75-61 win over Morehead State

Missouri uses fast start to manage 75-61 win over Morehead State

Adam Cole December 29, 2018

Mark Smith had a hard time scoring against his former team when Missouri faced Illinois last week. He scored 5 points. It took him two minutes to surpass that against Morehead State Saturday. Tied 2-2...

No one has more right to brag than Jordan Geist

No one has more right to brag than Jordan Geist

Bennett Durando December 23, 2018

ST. LOUIS – The man who climbed over photographers on the baseline to grab the comically large mop transcended swagger for just a moment as he swabbed the deck. Jordan Geist cut the tension in front...

Missouri runs away from Illinois, snaps five-year Braggin’ Rights losing streak

Missouri runs away from Illinois, snaps five-year Braggin’ Rights losing streak

Andy Kimball December 23, 2018

ST. LOUIS - Jeremiah Tilmon, Mark Smith and Javon Pickett were given a loud and unwarm welcome back to their hometown on Saturday night. Their exit was much louder. Forty minutes after stepping on the...

Missouri boasts Illinois’ exes into Braggin’ Rights

Missouri boasts Illinois’ exes into Braggin’ Rights

Bennett Durando December 22, 2018

ST. LOUIS – The University of Missouri basketball team’s roster has more combined wins against itself than it has against the University of Illinois. 1-0. Illinois (4-7) has won the last five installments...

Behind Jeremiah Tilmon, Tigers trounce Xavier, 71-56

Behind Jeremiah Tilmon, Tigers trounce Xavier, 71-56

Andy Kimball December 18, 2018

Jeremiah Tilmon walked to the bench and looked up at the Mizzou Arena jumbotron with 1:36 left on Tuesday night. Instead of finding a seat on the bench due to fouling out late, Tilmon saw a career-high...

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Andy Kimball December 7, 2018

Jordan Geist grabbed a defensive rebound, ran it coast-to-coast and flew out of bounds after finishing a tricky reverse layup. He wasn’t done. Geist jumped back in and snatched the inbound, twisting...

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Bennett Durando December 7, 2018

K.J. Santos waited nearly two years to play basketball again. When a new season in 2018 came, he spent eight more games waiting to get out of a protective boot and have his chance to debut as a Missouri...

Watson shows first signs of scoring potential in MU’s 65-45 rout of UT-Arlington

Watson shows first signs of scoring potential in MU’s 65-45 rout of UT-Arlington

Bennett Durando December 4, 2018

If the Missouri Tigers think their turnover numbers have been bad, they should look to Texas-Arlington’s numbers early in Tuesday night’s game to boost self-esteem. To say UT-Arlington started sloppy...

Geist’s shot ‘into the ocean’ leads Missouri to unforgettable win

Geist’s shot ‘into the ocean’ leads Missouri to unforgettable win

Bennett Durando December 2, 2018

Jordan Geist is still haunted by the ones that didn’t go in. The Missouri point guard couldn’t seem to escape game-deciding possessions during his junior season, and when the Tigers couldn’t score,...

Pickett’s grit propels Missouri against UCF in second-half run

Pickett’s grit propels Missouri against UCF in second-half run

Andy Kimball December 2, 2018

Javon Pickett faced a one-and-one late in overtime with a 2-point lead. He didn’t get to take the second foul shot. Pickett could have moped after missing the crucial, front-end free throw at the tail...

Senior duo hopes Missouri can turn Temple loss into fuel rather than failure

Senior duo hopes Missouri can turn Temple loss into fuel rather than failure

Bennett Durando November 28, 2018

After Missouri’s gut-wrenching overtime loss to No. 10 Xavier three games into the 2016-17 campaign, the season could have gone two ways. An impressionable Kevin Puryear watched it roll the wrong way. Those...

Missouri’s comeback attempt comes up short in loss to Temple

Missouri’s comeback attempt comes up short in loss to Temple

Andy Kimball November 28, 2018

After two Jeremiah Tilmon free throws, Missouri was put in a familiar position. Breaking a 26-point deadlock, Missouri led by 2 with 3:52 left in the first half. But then Temple guard Quinton Rose swiped...