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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Selection Sunday takeaways: Missouri men’s basketball, SEC got short end of stick

Mason Arneson March 17, 2021

Nearly two years since the last rendition of March Madness, college basketball teams and fans rejoiced with the release of the 2021 NCAA Tournament field after the COVID-19 pandemic brought an abrupt end...

This is March: Missouri men’s basketball to face Oklahoma in NCAA Tournament first round

Jack Soble March 14, 2021

For the first time since 2018, Missouri men’s basketball is going dancing. On Selection Sunday, the NCAA Selection Committee revealed its 68-team bracket for the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The Tigers are...

Offensive fouls plague Missouri men’s basketball in SEC quarterfinal loss against Arkansas

Mason Arneson March 13, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball dropped its quarterfinal game 70-64 against Arkansas for two key reasons: offensive fouls and the offensive explosion of Arkansas junior guard JD Notae. The recent SEC Sixth...

Missouri men’s basketball survives late Georgia comeback to advance in SEC Tournament

Mason Arneson March 12, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball started off on the right foot at the SEC Tournament with the tried-and-true 2020-21 Missouri Method. Through 16 SEC games, cold shooting streaks, nail-biting finishes and random...

Missouri men’s basketball returns to SEC Tournament play against Georgia in a different environment from last year

Mason Arneson March 11, 2021

On March 11, 2020, the Missouri men’s basketball team sat in Nashville, Tennessee preparing for its second-round SEC Tournament game against Texas A&M. The Tigers were seeking revenge after being swept...

SEC men’s basketball tournament roundtable: How did Missouri get here and how far can the Tigers go?

Jack Soble , Mason Arneson March 9, 2021

After one week at No. 10 on the AP Top 25, Missouri stumbled to finish out its regular season schedule. The Tigers lost five of their last seven games on their way to the No. 7 seed in the SEC Tournament,...

Shaky offense down the stretch dooms Missouri men’s basketball in close loss to LSU

Jack Soble March 6, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball had pulled close wins out of nowhere game after game this season, and it looked like the Tigers were about to do it again. No Missouri fan could be blamed for being confident...

Blackwell’s big night not enough as Missouri falls to Alabama 82-74

Kyle Pinnell March 4, 2021

If it was up to Missouri women’s basketball sophomore forward Aijha Blackwell, the Tigers’ SEC season wouldn’t have ended Thursday night. The forward put up 28 points and 12 rebounds in 32 minutes,...

That’s the Druth: Smith’s buzzer-beater nets Missouri men’s basketball crucial road win

Jack Soble March 3, 2021

Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin will never admit it. He’s a religious “one game at a time” coach, drilling into his players’ heads that no one game, no one result is bigger than the next or the...

In-Dru-bitably: Dru Smith comes up big in first half and at final buzzer

Mason Arneson March 3, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball redshirt senior guard Dru Smith nearly undid his heroic night — a 17-point, nine-assist, six-steal performance in a 72-70 victory over Florida — with three crucial mistakes...

Reeling Missouri men’s basketball prepares for big week ahead

Jack Soble March 3, 2021

In ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi’s latest projections, Missouri — which exited the AP Top 25 and are losers of four of its last five games — is in. That’s the good news for the Tigers. The bad...

Rekindling a spark: How LaDazhia Williams is regaining her confidence with Missouri women’s basketball

Kyle Pinnell March 1, 2021

LaDazhia Williams lost her passion for basketball while she was on one of the most successful teams of the last decade. Her mom could tell, even on television. Chanel Griffin often watched her daughter...