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The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

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Questions remain following Missouri’s early exit from NCAA Tournament

Questions remain following Missouri’s early exit from NCAA Tournament

Joe Noser , Bennett Durando March 21, 2018

##What happened? When it was all said and done, in the depths of Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena in the wee hours of a bittersweet Friday night, Cuonzo Martin and the Missouri men’s basketball team...

Missouri’s season ends in 67-54 loss in the first round of NCAA Tournament

Missouri’s season ends in 67-54 loss in the first round of NCAA Tournament

Joe Noser March 17, 2018

The rollercoaster that has been Missouri’s 2017-18 season came to an end late Friday night, as the Tigers fell to the Florida State Seminoles 67-54 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Bridgestone...

Column: Missing 'flow' in March damaged Missouri’s depleted roster

Column: Missing ‘flow’ in March damaged Missouri’s depleted roster

Bennett Durando March 17, 2018

The Missouri Tigers trudged to the locker room, confused and defeated. It was already over. It was already over when Missouri made a second-half push to slice Florida State’s once 22-point lead to 6....

Column: SEC faces uphill climb in March

Column: SEC faces uphill climb in March

Adam Cole March 14, 2018

Last weekend was quite the cap on an incredible year for SEC basketball. After the start of the SEC Tournament on Thursday — which included a buzzer-beating, game-winning layup by Collin Sexton to keep...

Missouri needs March magic against Florida State

Missouri needs March magic against Florida State

Bennett Durando March 14, 2018

The selection show was complete, the grueling odyssey of a speculation-filled season narrowed down to one simple, decisive matchup, Missouri’s fate in America’s most scrutinized bracket at last cemented. So...

Frustration abounds in Missouri’s 62-60 loss to Georgia in SEC Tournament

Frustration abounds in Missouri’s 62-60 loss to Georgia in SEC Tournament

Joe Noser March 8, 2018

After months of speculation, cryptic Instagram stories and countless “will he or won’t he” conversations, Michael Porter Jr. had returned. Missouri’s golden boy brought a jolt of energy to his...

Missouri falls short in SEC Tournament second rounder doubling as Porter Jr. return

Missouri falls short in SEC Tournament second rounder doubling as Porter Jr. return

Bennett Durando March 8, 2018

There was no divine thunderclap; no basketball-wielding, godlike silhouette emerging from a foggy tunnel to intrepidly carry a lost team on his back to victory; no awed, hypnotic silence falling over the...

Porter Jr. prepared to play in SEC Tournament

Porter Jr. prepared to play in SEC Tournament

Adam Cole March 7, 2018

After weeks of swirling rumors and anticipation, it appears Missouri men’s basketball will finally have freshman forward Michael Porter Jr. back on the court come Thursday for the SEC Tournament in St....

Gateway Getaway: Everything Missouri fans need to know ahead of the SEC men’s basketball tournament

Gateway Getaway: Everything Missouri fans need to know ahead of the SEC men’s basketball tournament

Bennett Durando March 7, 2018

It’ll be a Gateway greeting for the Missouri Tigers come Thursday. The men’s basketball team, formidable beyond all expectations after it lost a certain 6-foot-10-inch freshman two minutes into this...

Barnett, Porter lead Missouri to 77-67 victory on Senior Night

Barnett, Porter lead Missouri to 77-67 victory on Senior Night

Joe Noser March 4, 2018

Freshman Jontay Porter knew his team needed a win to cement its status as a likely NCAA Tournament team. “I knew we were on the bubble,” Porter said. “We weren’t consistently checking the [Joe]...

Jontay Porter leads the way in Missouri’s 74-66 win over Vanderbilt

Jontay Porter leads the way in Missouri’s 74-66 win over Vanderbilt

Joe Noser February 28, 2018

Going into Tuesday night’s contest against the Vanderbilt Commodores, the Missouri Tigers knew they needed a win. ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, a measurement of a team’s strength at a given moment...

Tigers trounced by Kentucky for third straight loss

Tigers trounced by Kentucky for third straight loss

Bennett Durando February 25, 2018

If Kentucky’s first-half performance against Missouri in Columbia last month was any indicator, the Tigers should’ve been more than content with their opening frame numbers in the rematch in Lexington. The...