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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Shaky offense down the stretch dooms Missouri men’s basketball in close loss to LSU

Jack Soble March 6, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball had pulled close wins out of nowhere game after game this season, and it looked like the Tigers were about to do it again. No Missouri fan could be blamed for being confident...

That’s the Druth: Smith’s buzzer-beater nets Missouri men’s basketball crucial road win

Jack Soble March 3, 2021

Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin will never admit it. He’s a religious “one game at a time” coach, drilling into his players’ heads that no one game, no one result is bigger than the next or the...

In-Dru-bitably: Dru Smith comes up big in first half and at final buzzer

Mason Arneson March 3, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball redshirt senior guard Dru Smith nearly undid his heroic night — a 17-point, nine-assist, six-steal performance in a 72-70 victory over Florida — with three crucial mistakes...

Reeling Missouri men’s basketball prepares for big week ahead

Jack Soble March 3, 2021

In ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi’s latest projections, Missouri — which exited the AP Top 25 and are losers of four of its last five games — is in. That’s the good news for the Tigers. The bad...

Four slips and a slide: Missouri men’s basketball continues disastrous February with a series sweep from Ole Miss

Mason Arneson February 24, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball (14-7, 7-7 SEC) continued its slide down the SEC and national rankings with a poor offensive showing as Ole Miss (13-9, 8-7 SEC) swept the season series in a 60-53 win. “We...

Players-only meeting brings Missouri men’s basketball closer together

Jack Soble February 23, 2021

Faced with a three-game losing streak, a rapidly declining NCAA tournament seed projection and the possibility of dropping out of the AP Top 25, Missouri held a players-only meeting before its matchup...

Missouri men’s basketball’s frontcourt continues to impress as Jeremiah Tilmon returns in win over South Carolina

Mason Arneson February 20, 2021

The makeup of the Missouri men’s basketball team changed dramatically when forward Jeremiah Tilmon wasn’t on the court for its last two games. Coach Cuonzo Martin switched up his strategy, and reserves...

‘We gotta nip this in the bud right now’: Missouri men’s basketball holds off South Carolina

Jack Soble February 20, 2021

When South Carolina shortened Missouri’s once-19-point lead to seven midway through the second half on Saturday, any Tigers fan could have been forgiven for thinking, “Here we go again.” But Missouri...

Missouri men’s basketball keeps blowing leads

Jack Soble February 16, 2021

Five times this season, Missouri men’s basketball built up a double-digit lead and let it slip away. It didn’t cost them against Alabama, Kentucky or Illinois, but it cost them in Starkville, Mississippi,...

Dog-eat-dog world: No. 20 Missouri falters to third-straight loss at Georgia

Mason Arneson February 16, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball (13-6, 6-6 SEC) lost back-to-back games for the first time all season despite holding a second half lead in both games with a blowout at Ole Miss and an overtime loss to Arkansas...

Missouri fades in overtime in first under-five-point loss of the season

Jack Soble February 13, 2021

Missouri forward Mitchell Smith made it to the end of regulation with four fouls. He lasted less than thirty seconds in overtime. The versatile big man, lauded as a “credit card” that you can’t...

Reserves impress, but No. 10 Missouri men’s basketball falls to Arkansas in overtime

Mason Arneson February 13, 2021

The day started on a somber note for Missouri, as announced less than half an hour before tipoff against Arkansas that starting forward Jeremiah Tilmon wouldn’t play Saturday following a death in his...