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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

Tale of two halves: Missouri men’s basketball blows double-digit halftime lead, loses to Mississippi State

Mason Arneson January 6, 2021

If the contest between Missouri men’s basketball and Mississippi State ended after the first half, the Tigers would be heading back to Columbia with their eighth win in the season. But that’s not...

Keeping the show on the road: Behind the scenes of Missouri men’s basketball road trips with COVID-19

Mason Arneson January 4, 2021

Less than a week before two proposed — yet never finalized — contests against Oregon and Boston College in the Bubbleville invitational tournament in Connecticut, Missouri men’s basketball withdrew...

Double trouble: Tilmon and Pinson score season-highs to spark Missouri men’s basketball win over Arkansas

Mason Arneson January 2, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball found the formula for success against top Southeastern Conference teams on Saturday morning: pound the paint and defend the basket like it’s a member of their family. The...

Discrepancy in shooting ability clear for Missouri in blowout loss to Tennessee

Jack Soble December 31, 2020

he second half of No. 12 Missouri’s blowout loss to No. 7 Tennessee began much like the first one: Volunteers guard Santiago Vescovi drilled a three. Seeing Vescovi come out of the gate like that, as...

Missouri men’s basketball silenced on offense in conference opener loss to Tennessee

Mason Arneson December 31, 2020

Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin predicted this kind of game would happen in media availability before Wednesday’s game against No. 7 Tennessee. “I think you might see some sluggish legs early tomorrow...

Roundtable: Where does Missouri men’s basketball stack up in the SEC after its hot start?

Jack Soble , Mason Arneson December 30, 2020

In a year where the preseason media polls projected the Missouri men’s basketball program to finish 10th in the Southeastern Conference, the Tigers have already exceeded expectations through non-conference...

Missouri men’s basketball rallies in final minutes to avoid upset against Bradley

Mason Arneson December 22, 2020

When senior forward Jeremiah Tilmon went to the free throw line with the chance to win Tuesday night’s game against Bradley, it felt poetic. Here was a 36.8% free-throw shooter stepping to the line...

Elementary college ball: Missouri men’s basketball rides free throws to Braggin’ Rights win

Mason Arneson December 13, 2020

The thrilling end to the upset win for Missouri men’s basketball over No. 6 Illinois in the Braggin’ Rights matchup was set up by something more mundane: free throws. Missouri finished the game 26-31...

Scouting Illinois: Top 10 Fighting Illini enter Columbia, seek revenge

Mason Arneson December 12, 2020

In 1993, an unranked Missouri men’s basketball team sparked one of its best seasons ever with a triple overtime 108-107 victory over No. 19 Illinois in St. Louis. The win was part of a 28-4 season where...

Missouri men’s basketball rebounds from rough first half to take down Liberty

Jack Soble December 10, 2020

With six seconds remaining in the first half, Missouri guard Mark Smith received a pass on the left wing, his team trailing 32-25. The Tigers had shot eight 3-pointers up to that point and missed every...

Bench minutes from Mitchell Smith proved important in Missouri men’s basketball win over Liberty

Mason Arneson December 10, 2020

The starting Smiths, Mark and Dru, paced the team in scoring during Wednesday’s victory over the Liberty Flames. But while their collective contributions were important, it was a different Smith —...

Missouri men’s basketball faces mid-major powerhouse Liberty in final test before Illinois

Mason Arneson December 9, 2020

Senior guard Mark Smith said the word “excited” 10 times during Tuesday’s media availability, an appropriate motif for the first two weeks of the Missouri men’s basketball season. Coach Cuonzo...