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Fourth quarter finally goes Missouri’s way in comeback win over Texas A&M

Owen Krucoff • February 8, 2019

With 10 minutes left at Mizzou Arena, the Tigers found themselves in a hole. No. 18 Texas A&M held a 52-45 lead after outscoring Missouri 20-11 in the third quarter, and given Missouri’s recent fourth...

Missouri guts out overtime win against No. 18 Texas A&M

Lucas Smith • February 8, 2019

It was a classic SEC battle on Thursday night as Missouri (17-7, 6-4) faced off against No. 18 Texas A&M. The Tigers returned home after a tough road loss on Monday, looking for some redemption. They...

Missouri loses to Tennessee 72-60

Emily Leiker • February 6, 2019

Tennessee forward Admiral Schofield stole the ball from Missouri off of a bad pass from redshirt sophomore Mitchell Smith just under four minutes into the second half. The Volunteers were on a 7-point...

Young stars shine in Rally for Rhyan game

Emily Leiker • February 2, 2019

Former Missouri assistant coach Brad Loos joked Friday afternoon in a press conference that his daughter and namesake of Rally for Rhyan, Rhyan Loos, was expecting a big game out of Kevin Puryear. “Rhyan,...

Preview: Missouri set to take on Vanderbilt for 4th annual Rally for Rhyan game

Emily Leiker • February 2, 2019

Missouri basketball (10-9, 1-6) plays Vanderbilt (9-11, 0-7) Saturday night for the fourth annual Rally for Rhyan game. The game comes in the midst of a three-game losing streak for the Tigers, who have...

Missouri takes pummeling at Auburn, dropping third consecutive game

Ben Ramirez • January 31, 2019

Talking to the media on Tuesday before getting on a plane to Auburn, Alabama, Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin talked about how Saturday’s overtime loss to LSU would be a game he would...

Preview: Missouri men’s basketball will learn from its mistakes over the weekend as Mark Smith possibly returns.

Ben Ramirez • January 30, 2019

Missouri men’s basketball will escape the sub-zero temperatures set to hit the state Wednesday, Jan. 30, as the team travels to Auburn, Alabama to face off against another Tigers team on Wednesday night. Missouri...

Matchup against Auburn offers Missouri assistant a chance to reflect on basketball journey

Owen Krucoff • January 29, 2019

Katie Frerking’s former Auburn teammates raced up and down the court at Mizzou Arena on Sunday, directed by her former coach. Frerking was happy to see everyone again, but there was a catch this time....

A tale of two halves proves Missouri capable of being great if consistent

Lucas Smith • January 28, 2019

While there never can be a truly perfectly played basketball game, Missouri did its best to play a perfect first quarter on Sunday afternoon. No. 25 Missouri (17-5, 5-3) outscored Auburn (15-5 3-4) 23-2...

Missouri dominates early, holds on in second half to beat Auburn

Owen Krucoff • January 28, 2019

Mizzou Arena erupted as the first half came to a close. A buzzer-beating 3 from senior Sophie Cunningham just extended Missouri’s lead to 43-23, and it seemed as if nothing could stop the hosts from...

Missouri’s signature win slips while missing Smith’s spark

Andy Kimball • January 26, 2019

For nearly 38 minutes, Missouri looked to have its signature win. Despite an ankle injury to second-leading scorer Mark Smith, it had a 14-point lead over No. 25 LSU with 2:14 to go. No Mark Smith, no...

Missouri toppled by LSU, loses 86-80 in overtime

Emily Leiker • January 26, 2019

Redshirt junior Ronnie Suggs fouled out in the final two seconds of regulation after setting a new career-high point total of 9 in a career-high 29 minutes played. “Ref said that I walked into him,...