Men's Basketball Archives - Page 21 of 70

Despite free throw record, Missouri loses heartbreaker to Texas A&M

Eli Hoff • January 22, 2020

Stark contrast between perfection and inconsistency plagued Missouri men’s basketball (9-9, 1-5 SEC) in a dramatic 66-64 loss to Texas A&M (9-8, 3-3 SEC) at Mizzou Arena on Tuesday night. The Tigers...

Free throws not enough as Missouri loses to Alabama

Wilson Moore • January 18, 2020

To look at the box score from Missouri’s loss to Alabama creates an incongruous picture of scoring compared to efficiency. The Tigers’ two leading scorers, Dru and Mark Smith, combined for 33 points,...

Missouri handles Florida 91-75

Max Baker • January 12, 2020

On an icy and snowy night throughout Missouri, the Tigers didn’t come out cold. Missouri (9-6, 1-2) jumped out to an early nine point lead and never trailed in its 91-75 rout over the Florida Gators...

Missouri falls to Kentucky in conference opener

Wilson Moore • January 5, 2020

In Saturday afternoon’s battle of the post players, Kentucky came out on top. Missouri’s Jeremiah Tilmon wasn’t in his normal spot in the starting lineup while recovering from a foot injury. When...

Defense, Watson’s shooting ease Missouri past Chicago State

Eli Hoff • December 31, 2019

Faced with a tune-up against Chicago State before the start of conference play, Missouri easily handled the third-worst team in KenPom ratings through suffocating defense and a surprising offensive performance...

Tiger defense, bench lift Missouri to Braggin’ Rights win

Max Baker • December 27, 2019

ST. LOUIS –– Midway through the first half, with the Tigers facing their largest deficit of the game, sophomore Xavier Pinson made his first of many key shots in Missouri’s 63-56 win over Illinois....

Another year of braggin’: Missouri’s dominant second half secures rivalry win over Illinois

Emily Leiker • December 21, 2019

ST. LOUIS — Missouri spent 16 minutes trailing Illinois in the opening half of Braggin’ Rights. It was only by a handful of points, but on an unfamiliar court in a loud environment — and for a team...

Mark Smith leads in low-producing win for Tigers

Emily Leiker • December 16, 2019

Only two players scored double digits for Missouri on Sunday afternoon. One of them set a career-high in scoring as well. Junior Mark Smith scored 23 points in Missouri’s (6-4) 64-48 win over Southern...

Missouri beats Temple, snaps losing streak

Wilson Moore • December 7, 2019

During its three-game losing streak, Missouri shot 20-72 from 3-point range. On Saturday against Temple, the Tigers were 8-29 from beyond the arc. None of that mattered as Mark Smith curled around a screen...

‘We’ll celebrate all night:’ Missouri’s nightmare is Charleston Southern’s pinnacle

Wilson Moore • December 6, 2019

As the buzzer sounded at Mizzou Arena Tuesday night, Missouri walked off the court stunned. A game against Charleston Southern of the Big South wasn’t supposed to be close, and it certainly wasn’t...

Missouri can’t overcome slow start in upset loss to Charleston Southern

Max Baker • December 6, 2019

Missouri had a week to try to fix its slow start issues. A home matchup against Charleston Southern –– ranked No. 313 entering Tuesday’s game –– should have been enough for the Tigers to get...

Tilmon hits first career triple in win over Wofford

Max Baker • December 6, 2019

During Missouri’s first half 3-point barrage against Wofford, it wasn’t just the usual suspects hitting from beyond the arc. With 16 seconds still remaining on the shot clock, Jeremiah Tilmon —...