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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Cooped Up: No. 12 Missouri can’t contain freshman phenom Sharife Cooper in loss to Auburn

Mason Arneson January 27, 2021

After a momentous win over No. 6 Illinois on Dec. 12, Missouri men’s basketball followed it up with its worst shooting performance of the season in a narrow, ugly win over Bradley. The Tigers knocked...

Main objective for Missouri: slow down No. 2

Jack Soble January 26, 2021

When Missouri men’s basketball assistant coach and lead scout (per the team) for Tuesday’s game at Auburn Chris Hollender took a look at the tape from its season, he chose to ignore 11 of the Tigers’...

X gave it to ya: Pinson lights Tennessee on fire in career game

Jack Soble January 24, 2021

Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin gave Xavier Pinson a clear message before Saturday’s game against Tennessee: move north and south and aggressively attack the basket. “If he’s on the perimeter and he’s...

No. 19 Missouri men’s basketball exacted revenge on No. 6 Tennessee after conference-opening loss

Mason Arneson January 24, 2021

After rocketing to No. 12 in the AP Top 25 in non-conference play, Missouri men’s basketball got knocked down a peg with a 73-53 home loss to then-No. 7 Tennessee. Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin made...

Five games, five takeaways: Missouri breaks .500 with combination of defense, scoring bunches and Jeremiah Tilmon

Mason Arneson January 23, 2021

With five games down, Missouri men’s basketball has started inching its way into contention for the Southeastern Conference crown. Missouri, who began their conference slate ranked No. 12 in the AP...

Jordan Wilmore is built to give back

Mason Arneson January 22, 2021

The first thing you notice about Jordan Wilmore is his height. Missouri men’s basketball’s lone freshman has always loomed large above normal-sized folk. In kindergarten, teachers had to bring in...

Mark Smith halts cold streak in much-needed outburst

Jack Soble January 20, 2021

Missouri guard Mark Smith had a problem: his main job is to score, and for well over a month now, he hadn’t been doing that. That changed on Tuesday night. Smith piled up more points, field goals and...

Efficient shooting spurs Missouri men’s basketball to home win against South Carolina

Mason Arneson January 19, 2021

After slipping down the rankings for three-consecutive weeks, Missouri men’s basketball played its first home game in 20 days with the same poise they used to ascend in the polls to defeat the South...

Brown looks to meet Martin’s high expectations

Jack Soble January 19, 2021

Missouri sophomore forward Kobe Brown put up 14 points in the Tigers’ third game of the season on Dec. 6, a total that remains his season-high. Coach Cuonzo Martin had to be thrilled with that performance,...

Missouri men’s hoops wins first game after layoff

Jack Soble January 16, 2021

Mark Smith made a 3-pointer late in Saturday’s game against Texas A&M. He caught a pass in the left corner, shot over his defender’s outstretched hand and put it through the bottom of the net. For...

Same team, different zip code: Missouri men’s basketball continues post dominance, deep shooting struggles in Texas A&M win

Mason Arneson January 16, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball left College Station, Texas with a 68-52 win over Texas A&M, displaying the glaring issues and tremendous advantages that have defined the Tigers’ season throughout the game. Redshirt...

‘What happened?’: Missouri collapses in second half in Starkville

Jack Soble January 6, 2021

While No. 13 Missouri watched its first-half lead slip away, coach Cuonzo Martin continued to preach his message of composure, even-keel and one-play-at-a-time to his players. That message has worked...