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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Tilmon’s value evident in 66-58 loss to Kentucky

Tilmon’s value evident in 66-58 loss to Kentucky

Andy Kimball February 21, 2019

Sophomore center Jeremiah Tilmon shuffled his feet and bumped into Kentucky defender Reid Travis. He committed two violations, traveling and an offensive foul, but Tilmon had a clear preference for one...

Derrick Chievous’ No. 3 added to Mizzou Arena rafters

Derrick Chievous’ No. 3 added to Mizzou Arena rafters

Emily Leiker February 20, 2019

Derrick Chievous stepped to mid-court at halftime of Tuesday’s Missouri versus No. 4 Kentucky game with his family, greeted by a standing ovation and the glow of fire spewing from the Mizzou Arena goal...

Missouri fails to put two halves together, falls 66-58 to Kentucky

Missouri fails to put two halves together, falls 66-58 to Kentucky

Emily Leiker February 20, 2019

A fast break dunk by P.J. Washington at the 11:34 mark of the second half hit fast forward on Tuesday night’s contest between Missouri and Kentucky. In the ensuing minute, Mizzou Arena erupted in boos...

Preview: Missouri to play No. 4 Kentucky

Preview: Missouri to play No. 4 Kentucky

Emily Leiker February 19, 2019

No. 4 Kentucky bested Tennessee 86-69 on Saturday night, dropping the former No. 1 Volunteers to the No. 5 spot in this week’s AP top-25. It was Tennessee’s first conference loss and snapped a 19-game...

Missouri and Tennessee players, coaches comment on budding women’s basketball rivalry

Owen Krucoff February 18, 2019

Missouri and Tennessee came down to the wire again. In front of a season-high crowd at Mizzou Arena, Missouri junior Jordan Chavis heaved a prayer from half-court to try and win the game for the Tigers....

Missouri falls in rematch with Tennessee

Lucas Smith February 18, 2019

With 0.3 seconds left in the game, Missouri inbounded the ball to junior Jordan Chavis who threw up a shot from half court for the win and made it, but the shot came too late. The buzzer had sounded and...

Missouri looks for second win against Tennessee this season in Sunday rematch

Lucas Smith February 17, 2019

Missouri (19-7, 8-4) will attempt the difficult task of beating a team twice in a season on Sunday when it takes on Tennessee (16-8, 5-6). The first matchup resulted in a historic win for Missouri: its...

Turnovers doom Tigers in 75-65 loss to Ole Miss

Andy Kimball February 16, 2019

Despite a snowstorm on Friday which delayed Missouri’s flight, the team managed to get to Oxford, Mississippi Saturday morning. The Tigers arrived at The Pavilion at Ole Miss about 90 minutes before...

Missouri knocks down the No. 5 Bulldogs with barrage of 3s

Missouri knocks down the No. 5 Bulldogs with barrage of 3s

Lucas Smith February 15, 2019

Senior Cierra Porter, riddled with foul trouble all night, hit a 3 with 41 seconds to go in the game for Missouri’s last basket. It gave the Tigers a 70-64 lead, and it was the dagger that put the game...

Puryear’s production propels Missouri over Arkansas

Puryear’s production propels Missouri over Arkansas

Andy Kimball February 13, 2019

Coming into Tuesday night’s game against Arkansas, Missouri was struggling with production from the power forward position. MU fell to Texas A&M over the weekend and was unable to exploit matchups against...

Missouri grabs nail-biter win over Arkansas

Missouri grabs nail-biter win over Arkansas

Emily Leiker February 13, 2019

With 17.8 seconds to go, Missouri led its Battle Line rival, Arkansas, by 3 points. A triple was all the Razorbacks needed to tie up the score. Instead, they went for a dunk from senior forward Daniel...

Jenny Putnam large part to Pingeton’s 500 wins

Jenny Putnam large part to Pingeton’s 500 wins

Lucas Smith February 11, 2019

On Sunday evening, Missouri coach Robin Pingeton won her 500th game as a college head coach. Her Missouri Tigers (18-7, 7-4) beat the Vanderbilt Commodores (6-17, 1-9) 69-46 for the win. Following the...