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The Maneater

Behind Jeremiah Tilmon, Tigers trounce Xavier, 71-56

Behind Jeremiah Tilmon, Tigers trounce Xavier, 71-56

Andy Kimball December 18, 2018

Jeremiah Tilmon walked to the bench and looked up at the Mizzou Arena jumbotron with 1:36 left on Tuesday night. Instead of finding a seat on the bench due to fouling out late, Tilmon saw a career-high...

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Andy Kimball December 7, 2018

Jordan Geist grabbed a defensive rebound, ran it coast-to-coast and flew out of bounds after finishing a tricky reverse layup. He wasn’t done. Geist jumped back in and snatched the inbound, twisting...

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Bennett Durando December 7, 2018

K.J. Santos waited nearly two years to play basketball again. When a new season in 2018 came, he spent eight more games waiting to get out of a protective boot and have his chance to debut as a Missouri...

Watson shows first signs of scoring potential in MU’s 65-45 rout of UT-Arlington

Watson shows first signs of scoring potential in MU’s 65-45 rout of UT-Arlington

Bennett Durando December 4, 2018

If the Missouri Tigers think their turnover numbers have been bad, they should look to Texas-Arlington’s numbers early in Tuesday night’s game to boost self-esteem. To say UT-Arlington started sloppy...

Geist’s shot ‘into the ocean’ leads Missouri to unforgettable win

Geist’s shot ‘into the ocean’ leads Missouri to unforgettable win

Bennett Durando December 2, 2018

Jordan Geist is still haunted by the ones that didn’t go in. The Missouri point guard couldn’t seem to escape game-deciding possessions during his junior season, and when the Tigers couldn’t score,...

Pickett’s grit propels Missouri against UCF in second-half run

Pickett’s grit propels Missouri against UCF in second-half run

Andy Kimball December 2, 2018

Javon Pickett faced a one-and-one late in overtime with a 2-point lead. He didn’t get to take the second foul shot. Pickett could have moped after missing the crucial, front-end free throw at the tail...

Senior duo hopes Missouri can turn Temple loss into fuel rather than failure

Senior duo hopes Missouri can turn Temple loss into fuel rather than failure

Bennett Durando November 28, 2018

After Missouri’s gut-wrenching overtime loss to No. 10 Xavier three games into the 2016-17 campaign, the season could have gone two ways. An impressionable Kevin Puryear watched it roll the wrong way. Those...

Missouri’s comeback attempt comes up short in loss to Temple

Missouri’s comeback attempt comes up short in loss to Temple

Andy Kimball November 28, 2018

After two Jeremiah Tilmon free throws, Missouri was put in a familiar position. Breaking a 26-point deadlock, Missouri led by 2 with 3:52 left in the first half. But then Temple guard Quinton Rose swiped...

Notebook: Geist not practicing but will still play after breakout Paradise Jam

Notebook: Geist not practicing but will still play after breakout Paradise Jam

Andy Kimball November 27, 2018

Missouri returned home from the Paradise Jam with up-and-down results: two close wins against Oregon State and Kennesaw State, then a blowout loss to Kansas State in the championship. The Tigers now return...

Kansas State’s uncharacteristic shooting quiets Missouri in Paradise Jam final

Kansas State’s uncharacteristic shooting quiets Missouri in Paradise Jam final

Bennett Durando November 20, 2018

The biggest challenge of Missouri’s nonconference basketball schedule went pretty much how one would expect a game to go for a coach who used to play for his opponent. Kansas State’s Bruce Weber was...

Puryear helps Tigers to 69-63 semi-final win over Oregon State

Puryear helps Tigers to 69-63 semi-final win over Oregon State

Emily Leiker November 19, 2018

Kevin Puryear hit double digits early in the second half on a left-handed layup off of an assist from Xavier Pinson. The Tigers had gone into the locker room at halftime with a lead of 4, the same point...

Smith closes out win for Missouri after nail biter second half

Smith closes out win for Missouri after nail biter second half

Emily Leiker November 17, 2018

With just 16 seconds left in the game, Kennesaw State called a timeout, the ball in its possession, possibly for the remaining time. Missouri had the lead 52-50, but they needed to seal the win. The...