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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Tigers fall just short of second-straight SEC win

Tigers fall just short of second-straight SEC win

Nick Kelly February 9, 2017

Missouri came close on multiple occasions to taking the game from Texas A&M, but unfortunately for the Tigers, close only counts in horseshoes, not men’s basketball. Texas A&M held on to defeat Missouri...

Missouri basketball picks up first SEC win of the season over Arkansas 83-78

Missouri basketball picks up first SEC win of the season over Arkansas 83-78

Joe Noser February 5, 2017

Junior forward Jordan Barnett had 17 points off the bench and sophomore guard K.J. Walton had 15 points and a huge steal down the stretch as the Missouri Tigers defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks 83-78 at...

What you need to know from Missouri’s loss to Florida

What you need to know from Missouri’s loss to Florida

Nick Kelly February 3, 2017

The Florida students who wore orange and blue ponchos to Thursday’s game should have lent them to the Tigers. For the Missouri men’s basketball team, when it rained, it poured. The Gators, ranked...

Mizzou men’s basketball in danger of becoming irrelevant

Mizzou men’s basketball in danger of becoming irrelevant

Brendan Lavell January 31, 2017

Enter Mizzou Arena for a men’s basketball game, and the picture will not be pretty. The venue was once teeming with fans who were loud in their support and proud of their team, which won 30 games and...

Men’s basketball losing streak extends to 12 games

Men’s basketball losing streak extends to 12 games

Nick Kelly January 29, 2017

South Carolina left little doubt as to why it holds the No. 1 spot in three-point defense in the country on Saturday. The Gamecocks made the Tigers’ three-point game disappear in their 63-53 win in...

Missouri loses on the road again, this time to Mississippi State

Missouri loses on the road again, this time to Mississippi State

Joe Noser January 26, 2017

A promising start in the first half quickly eroded into more of the same for the Missouri Tigers on Wednesday night, as the team fell 89-74 to the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville, Miss. Junior...

Men’s basketball falls 75-71 to Ole Miss

Men’s basketball falls 75-71 to Ole Miss

Joe Noser January 22, 2017

Despite tremendous performances from sophomore Kevin Puryear and senior Russell Woods, the Missouri Tigers were unable to stop their losing streak on Saturday afternoon at Mizzou Arena, falling to the...

Missouri loses ninth in a row, falls on the road to Alabama, 68-56

Missouri loses ninth in a row, falls on the road to Alabama, 68-56

Joe Noser January 19, 2017

Sophomore guard Terrence Phillips had 16 points and 7 assists and junior forward Russell Woods added 13, but it was not enough to secure a victory for Missouri Basketball. On Wednesday, the Tigers fell...

Men’s basketball carries struggles into SEC play

Men’s basketball carries struggles into SEC play

Joe Noser , Nick Kelly January 9, 2017

It has not been a good last couple of weeks for Missouri men’s basketball. Since the winter break holiday began Dec. 16, Missouri has lost five straight, including its final three non-conference games...

Mizzou’s matchups against Illinois and Lipscomb are must-win games

Mizzou’s matchups against Illinois and Lipscomb are must-win games

Brendan Lavell December 21, 2016

Entering the 2016-17 season, the bar was already set low for Missouri men’s basketball. The team managed just 19 wins combined over the past two seasons and was experiencing significant roster turnover....

Missouri blew a great opportunity to sell itself to fans

Missouri blew a great opportunity to sell itself to fans

Nick Kelly December 11, 2016

Mizzou Arena traveled back in time for a brief moment on Saturday to when reaching the NCAA tournament was an expectation, not a pipe dream for Missouri men’s basketball. Fans howled and roared in...

Mizzou loses big after rough second half against Arizona

Mizzou loses big after rough second half against Arizona

Theo DeRosa December 10, 2016

In the end, it was the same story of the last two years: Missouri got outshot, outrebounded and simply outplayed against a better team in a loss at an underfilled Mizzou Arena. The Tigers tried to pull...