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Mizzou men’s basketball tops North Florida at home

Mizzou men’s basketball tops North Florida at home

Garrett Jones December 17, 2017

Missouri men’s basketball (9-2) overpowered the North Florida Ospreys in a home nonconference win on Saturday. The Tigers did just about everything right in their 85-51 victory, the team’s fourth...

Cunningham’s career night leads Tigers to ninth straight win

Cunningham’s career night leads Tigers to ninth straight win

Anderson Kimball December 10, 2017

Junior Sophie Cunningham caught a pass and then nailed a 3 from the left wing on Missouri’s opening possession. Missouri was up 3-0 and the Sophie Cunningham show was underway at Mizzou Arena. Cunningham...

Tigers women’s basketball out-scraps in-state rival St. Louis for 70-58 home win

Tigers women’s basketball out-scraps in-state rival St. Louis for 70-58 home win

Adam Cole December 9, 2017

It was a night of hard-fought basketball at Mizzou Arena on Friday with in-state rival Saint Louis in Columbia to take on the Tigers. Mizzou women’s basketball held off the Billikens by a score of 70-58,...

C.J. Roberts to transfer from Mizzou at the end of semester

C.J. Roberts to transfer from Mizzou at the end of semester

Bennett Durando December 8, 2017

Freshman C.J. Roberts will transfer at the end of the semester, his father told the Kansas City Star Thursday night. In a statement, Mizzou men’s basketball confirmed his decision. “C.J. Roberts will...

Missouri beats Miami (Ohio) despite turning ball over 17 times

Missouri beats Miami (Ohio) despite turning ball over 17 times

Joe Noser December 6, 2017

At the start of the second half of an otherwise quiet night at Mizzou Arena on Tuesday, Cuonzo Martin’s voice boomed through the gymnasium, yelling “Hands! Hands!” Martin wanted his players to keep...

Getting to know the story behind Kassius Robertson, Mizzou’s hottest hand

Getting to know the story behind Kassius Robertson, Mizzou’s hottest hand

Garrett Jones December 6, 2017

Canisius College is a small private school in the Hamlin Park neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. Located 865 miles from Columbia, the school specializes in the biological and health science fields and...

Amber Smith carries Mizzou women’s basketball to 73-59 win over Kansas State

Amber Smith carries Mizzou women’s basketball to 73-59 win over Kansas State

Adam Cole December 1, 2017

Thursday was a night of surprises for Missouri women’s basketball. Sophie Cunningham, who averages 17.8 points per game, didn’t put any points on the board until the fourth quarter, finishing with...

Missouri gets first true road win of the season in 62-59 victory over UCF

Missouri gets first true road win of the season in 62-59 victory over UCF

Joe Noser December 1, 2017

At times during Thursday night’s game between the Missouri Tigers and the University of Central Florida Knights, it looked as if the Tigers were destined to repeat the collapse they suffered against...

Poised and mature, Jontay Porter carves out big role with Tigers

Poised and mature, Jontay Porter carves out big role with Tigers

Eli Lederman November 28, 2017

Jontay Porter grabbed the rebound off a Jordan Geist miss and fired the ball into the corner. Waiting for it there was junior Kevin Puryear, who was squared up to shoot even before the ball arrived in...

Missouri stunned in final minutes, falls to No. 23 West Virginia in Advocare Invitational championship

Missouri stunned in final minutes, falls to No. 23 West Virginia in Advocare Invitational championship

Eli Lederman November 27, 2017

With 4:59 remaining in the second half, it was a wrap. Jontay Porter had just calmly sunk a free throw to extend Missouri’s lead to 73-60, and the Sagaba Konate technical foul that sent Porter to the...

Women’s basketball beats No. 21 California to claim Cal Classic title

Women’s basketball beats No. 21 California to claim Cal Classic title

Andy Kimball November 26, 2017

After Missouri led for nearly the entire second half, California junior Kristine Anigwe turned and scored on a layup. Suddenly, the Tigers found themselves tied with the Bears at 49 with 3:41 left in...

Missouri rides strong defense and perimeter shooting to two wins to advance to finals at Advocare Invitational

Missouri rides strong defense and perimeter shooting to two wins to advance to finals at Advocare Invitational

Eli Lederman, Joe Noser November 24, 2017

When Missouri announced Tuesday that much-heralded freshman Michael Porter Jr. would likely [miss the remainder of the season](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/sports/michael-porter-jr.-to-miss-remainder-of-the-2017-2018-season-with-back-injury)...