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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Five games, five takeaways: Missouri breaks .500 with combination of defense, scoring bunches and Jeremiah Tilmon

Mason Arneson January 23, 2021

With five games down, Missouri men’s basketball has started inching its way into contention for the Southeastern Conference crown. Missouri, who began their conference slate ranked No. 12 in the AP...

Jordan Wilmore is built to give back

Mason Arneson January 22, 2021

The first thing you notice about Jordan Wilmore is his height. Missouri men’s basketball’s lone freshman has always loomed large above normal-sized folk. In kindergarten, teachers had to bring in...

Mark Smith halts cold streak in much-needed outburst

Jack Soble January 20, 2021

Missouri guard Mark Smith had a problem: his main job is to score, and for well over a month now, he hadn’t been doing that. That changed on Tuesday night. Smith piled up more points, field goals and...

Efficient shooting spurs Missouri men’s basketball to home win against South Carolina

Mason Arneson January 19, 2021

After slipping down the rankings for three-consecutive weeks, Missouri men’s basketball played its first home game in 20 days with the same poise they used to ascend in the polls to defeat the South...

Brown looks to meet Martin’s high expectations

Jack Soble January 19, 2021

Missouri sophomore forward Kobe Brown put up 14 points in the Tigers’ third game of the season on Dec. 6, a total that remains his season-high. Coach Cuonzo Martin had to be thrilled with that performance,...

Missouri comeback bid falls short in 66-64 loss to LSU.

Kyle Pinnell January 19, 2021

With just under three minutes remaining in Missouri women’s basketball’s game against LSU, guard Lauren Hansen pump-faked, took a dribble to her left and shot an open three that swished through the...

Missouri’s 20 turnovers too much to overcome in thrilling loss

Michael Howie January 19, 2021

On most nights, a team doesn’t win with 20 turnovers. But when both teams turn the ball over 20 times, one team has to. After Missouri lost the ball 18 times through the first three quarters and trailed...

Missouri men’s hoops wins first game after layoff

Jack Soble January 16, 2021

Mark Smith made a 3-pointer late in Saturday’s game against Texas A&M. He caught a pass in the left corner, shot over his defender’s outstretched hand and put it through the bottom of the net. For...

Same team, different zip code: Missouri men’s basketball continues post dominance, deep shooting struggles in Texas A&M win

Mason Arneson January 16, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball left College Station, Texas with a 68-52 win over Texas A&M, displaying the glaring issues and tremendous advantages that have defined the Tigers’ season throughout the game. Redshirt...

Missouri wins its 12th-consecutive game against Ole Miss, picks up first SEC win of season

Kyle Pinnell January 14, 2021

You have to go all the way back to 1981 to find the last time the Missouri women’s basketball team dropped a game to Ole Miss. While Thursday evening's game may have been a little too close for comfort...

No signs of rust: Missouri defeats Ole Miss after second 10+ day hiatus of season

Michael Howie January 14, 2021

To the naked eye, it didn’t look as if Missouri women’s basketball hadn’t played in 11 days. The Tigers are used to these types of layoffs now. On Thursday night, it seemed as though Missouri was...

‘What happened?’: Missouri collapses in second half in Starkville

Jack Soble January 6, 2021

While No. 13 Missouri watched its first-half lead slip away, coach Cuonzo Martin continued to preach his message of composure, even-keel and one-play-at-a-time to his players. That message has worked...