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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Column: Missing 'flow' in March damaged Missouri’s depleted roster

Column: Missing ‘flow’ in March damaged Missouri’s depleted roster

Bennett Durando March 17, 2018

The Missouri Tigers trudged to the locker room, confused and defeated. It was already over. It was already over when Missouri made a second-half push to slice Florida State’s once 22-point lead to 6....

Column: SEC faces uphill climb in March

Column: SEC faces uphill climb in March

Adam Cole March 14, 2018

Last weekend was quite the cap on an incredible year for SEC basketball. After the start of the SEC Tournament on Thursday — which included a buzzer-beating, game-winning layup by Collin Sexton to keep...

Women’s basketball misses out on host bid, set to play at Stanford

Women’s basketball misses out on host bid, set to play at Stanford

Andy Kimball March 14, 2018

Missouri women’s basketball learned its NCAA Tournament fate on Monday night. The Tigers missed out on a host bid but earned its third-straight bid to the Big Dance. Instead of playing at Mizzou Arena,...

Missouri needs March magic against Florida State

Missouri needs March magic against Florida State

Bennett Durando March 14, 2018

The selection show was complete, the grueling odyssey of a speculation-filled season narrowed down to one simple, decisive matchup, Missouri’s fate in America’s most scrutinized bracket at last cemented. So...

Frustration abounds in Missouri’s 62-60 loss to Georgia in SEC Tournament

Frustration abounds in Missouri’s 62-60 loss to Georgia in SEC Tournament

Joe Noser March 8, 2018

After months of speculation, cryptic Instagram stories and countless “will he or won’t he” conversations, Michael Porter Jr. had returned. Missouri’s golden boy brought a jolt of energy to his...

Missouri falls short in SEC Tournament second rounder doubling as Porter Jr. return

Missouri falls short in SEC Tournament second rounder doubling as Porter Jr. return

Bennett Durando March 8, 2018

There was no divine thunderclap; no basketball-wielding, godlike silhouette emerging from a foggy tunnel to intrepidly carry a lost team on his back to victory; no awed, hypnotic silence falling over the...

Porter Jr. prepared to play in SEC Tournament

Porter Jr. prepared to play in SEC Tournament

Adam Cole March 7, 2018

After weeks of swirling rumors and anticipation, it appears Missouri men’s basketball will finally have freshman forward Michael Porter Jr. back on the court come Thursday for the SEC Tournament in St....

Breaking down the Bracketology: What last weekend’s SEC Tournament loss could spell for Missouri women’s basketball come tournament time

Breaking down the Bracketology: What last weekend’s SEC Tournament loss could spell for Missouri women’s basketball come tournament time

Adam Cole March 7, 2018

At this past weekend’s SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, Missouri women’s basketball put its chances of hosting games in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this year on the fringe after losing...

Gateway Getaway: Everything Missouri fans need to know ahead of the SEC men’s basketball tournament

Gateway Getaway: Everything Missouri fans need to know ahead of the SEC men’s basketball tournament

Bennett Durando March 7, 2018

It’ll be a Gateway greeting for the Missouri Tigers come Thursday. The men’s basketball team, formidable beyond all expectations after it lost a certain 6-foot-10-inch freshman two minutes into this...

Women’s basketball needs to correct offensive slump for NCAA Tournament

Women’s basketball needs to correct offensive slump for NCAA Tournament

Andy Kimball March 6, 2018

Junior Sophie Cunningham could only stand red-eyed in the locker room after her team’s loss to Georgia at the Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday night. After a 3-for-17...

Barnett, Porter lead Missouri to 77-67 victory on Senior Night

Barnett, Porter lead Missouri to 77-67 victory on Senior Night

Joe Noser March 4, 2018

Freshman Jontay Porter knew his team needed a win to cement its status as a likely NCAA Tournament team. “I knew we were on the bubble,” Porter said. “We weren’t consistently checking the [Joe]...

Women’s basketball falls to Georgia in SEC Tournament quarterfinals

Women’s basketball falls to Georgia in SEC Tournament quarterfinals

Anderson Kimball March 3, 2018

With 7:29 left in the second quarter, redshirt senior Jordan Frericks knocked away a shot, drove down the court and put up a fast-break layup as junior Caliya Robinson came from behind. Swat. Seconds...