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The Maneater

Behind Jeremiah Tilmon, Tigers trounce Xavier, 71-56

Behind Jeremiah Tilmon, Tigers trounce Xavier, 71-56

Andy Kimball December 18, 2018

Jeremiah Tilmon walked to the bench and looked up at the Mizzou Arena jumbotron with 1:36 left on Tuesday night. Instead of finding a seat on the bench due to fouling out late, Tilmon saw a career-high...

Comeback attempt not enough as Missouri falls at home to South Dakota

Comeback attempt not enough as Missouri falls at home to South Dakota

Owen Krucoff December 16, 2018

Winter break can seem like a dream for college basketball players and coaches. With no class for a month, teams are free to focus on practices and games without having to cope with the demanding student-athlete...

Cunningham and Smith help Missouri beat Billikens, 74-62

Cunningham and Smith help Missouri beat Billikens, 74-62

Lucas Smith December 10, 2018

ST. LOUIS – In their second consecutive in-state game, the No. 23 Missouri Tigers (8-2, 0-0) beat the St Louis Billikens (4-6, 0-0) by the final score of 74-62. With the game at Chaifetz Arena in St....

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Andy Kimball December 7, 2018

Jordan Geist grabbed a defensive rebound, ran it coast-to-coast and flew out of bounds after finishing a tricky reverse layup. He wasn’t done. Geist jumped back in and snatched the inbound, twisting...

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Bennett Durando December 7, 2018

K.J. Santos waited nearly two years to play basketball again. When a new season in 2018 came, he spent eight more games waiting to get out of a protective boot and have his chance to debut as a Missouri...

Tigers take step back with win over UMKC

Tigers take step back with win over UMKC

December 7, 2018

Mizzou Arena held its breath. Sophie Cunningham was hobbling off the court on an injured ankle early in the first quarter. Questions of if the season were over popped in people’s heads. Then, just as...

Cunningham, Smith lead Missouri to sluggish win over UMKC

Cunningham, Smith lead Missouri to sluggish win over UMKC

Owen Krucoff December 7, 2018

The lights had dimmed a little, and the only people left in the stands were holding brooms and dustpans. But for Lauren Aldridge, the evening wasn’t over just yet. The Missouri redshirt senior was out...

Watson shows first signs of scoring potential in MU’s 65-45 rout of UT-Arlington

Watson shows first signs of scoring potential in MU’s 65-45 rout of UT-Arlington

Bennett Durando December 4, 2018

If the Missouri Tigers think their turnover numbers have been bad, they should look to Texas-Arlington’s numbers early in Tuesday night’s game to boost self-esteem. To say UT-Arlington started sloppy...

Amber Smith leads MU to dominant win at West Virginia

Amber Smith leads MU to dominant win at West Virginia

December 4, 2018

Led by a career night from junior Amber Smith, the Missouri Tigers (6-2, 0-0) women’s basketball team went into West Virginia and dominated its Big 12 hosts 68-51 on Sunday. Smith would tally a double-double,...

Geist’s shot ‘into the ocean’ leads Missouri to unforgettable win

Geist’s shot ‘into the ocean’ leads Missouri to unforgettable win

Bennett Durando December 2, 2018

Jordan Geist is still haunted by the ones that didn’t go in. The Missouri point guard couldn’t seem to escape game-deciding possessions during his junior season, and when the Tigers couldn’t score,...

Pickett’s grit propels Missouri against UCF in second-half run

Pickett’s grit propels Missouri against UCF in second-half run

Andy Kimball December 2, 2018

Javon Pickett faced a one-and-one late in overtime with a 2-point lead. He didn’t get to take the second foul shot. Pickett could have moped after missing the crucial, front-end free throw at the tail...

Preview: Missouri women travel to West Virginia for formidable nonconference matchup

Preview: Missouri women travel to West Virginia for formidable nonconference matchup

Owen Krucoff December 2, 2018

The Missouri women’s basketball team has seen plenty of success within the confines of Mizzou Arena under coach Robin Pingeton. The Tigers are 42-7 at home since the start of the 2015-16 season. Once...