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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Missouri men top Ole Miss behind Pinson’s spark

Eli Hoff February 18, 2020

There were fouls, scoring droughts and few successful 3-pointers. The game was ugly at times, barely watchable at others, but Missouri men’s basketball (13-13, 5-8 SEC) managed a 71-68 victory over Ole...

Missouri women’s basketball outplayed in 75-67 loss to Florida

Eli Hoff February 17, 2020

Engaged in a competitive game against a beatable low-tier SEC opponent, Missouri women’s basketball (6-19, 3-9 SEC) needed to keep pace with a hot opposition offense. Instead, the Tigers put up only...

Missouri men's basketball upsets No. 11 Auburn

Missouri men’s basketball upsets No. 11 Auburn

Wilson Moore February 15, 2020

It was only fitting that a game as bizarre as what occurred on Saturday night ended with Missouri victorious over a ranked opponent, its first such win in over two years. In a game between two teams called...

Missouri women fall to LSU after frigid second half

Ben Pfeifer February 12, 2020

Earlier in the season, Missouri nearly blew a 21 point halftime lead against LSU, but hung on for its first SEC win. This time in Baton Rouge, Missouri (6-18, 3-8 SEC) couldn’t hold off a strong LSU...

Missouri can’t hang onto lead, loses to No. 25 LSU

Wilson Moore February 12, 2020

All things considered, Missouri played comparatively well on Tuesday night. After losing its last three road games by 23, 12 and 17 points respectively, Missouri shot the ball well from 3-point range...

Blackwell’s career-high leads Missouri women’s basketball to upset win at Georgia

Ben Pfeifer February 11, 2020

The Missouri Tigers (6-17. 3-7 SEC) went into Athens and left with their third conference victory, an upset win over the Georgia Bulldogs (12-11, 3-7 SEC) on the road, 73-65. Missouri kept the contest...

Jackson drives Missouri with energy off bench

Jackson drives Missouri with energy off bench

Wilson Moore February 9, 2020

Tray Jackson stood at the end of the court and took in the moment. One jaw-dropping display of athleticism had just led to another for the freshman as he rejected an Arkansas layup to jumpstart a fast...

Tigers top Razorbacks in Rally for Rhyan game

Tigers top Razorbacks in Rally for Rhyan game

Eli Hoff February 8, 2020

In a game filled with fouls, in an arena filled with the season’s biggest crowd, Missouri men’s basketball (11-12, 3-7 SEC) picked up an overtime victory over border-state rivals Arkansas (16-7, 4-6...

Offensive struggles doom Missouri men against Texas A&M

Eli Hoff February 4, 2020

Two weeks removed from a heartbreaking defeat to Texas A&M, Missouri men’s basketball (10-12, 2-7 SEC) fell once again at the hands of the Aggies (10-11, 5-4 SEC), this time losing 68-51 in College Station. The...

Missouri struggles from field, falls to South Carolina

Wilson Moore February 1, 2020

After a dramatic comeback win over Georgia, Missouri forward Mitchell Smith talked about how the Tigers hoped to take the momentum from the emotional victory and use it to turn around what had been a forgettable...

Missouri women’s basketball falls to No. 13 Kentucky

Missouri women’s basketball falls to No. 13 Kentucky

Ben Pfeifer January 30, 2020

Deafening silence pierced the press room after Missouri’s (5-16, 2-6 SEC) loss to No. 13 Kentucky (17-3, 6-2 SEC). “It’s probably been one of my tougher seasons,” an emotional coach Robin Pingeton...

‘Reed Nikko changed the game’: Nikko drives second-half comeback for Missouri

‘Reed Nikko changed the game’: Nikko drives second-half comeback for Missouri

Eli Hoff January 29, 2020

Minutes after Missouri men’s basketball came back from a 20-point deficit to beat Georgia 72-69, Bulldogs coach Tom Crean had one thing on his mind: Reed Nikko. Before he had even fully sat down for...