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Missouri set to clash with Baylor in top five battle

Seth Boster • January 20, 2012

The week of basketball hasn’t been different at all for Kim English. On Thursday, the Missouri men’s basketball team practiced at Mizzou Arena. The senior guard could be seen alone on one half of...

Dixon leads charge in victory over Texas A&M

Seth Boster • January 16, 2012

While in the locker room after scoring all but 10 of his team’s points in a 28-6 run over Texas A&M to close the first half, junior guard Michael Dixon’s highlights played on the screen above the court....

Tigers lose chance at first Big 12 victory in Border Showdown defeat

Sam Rourke • January 15, 2012

With 4:20 left in the first half of Sunday's game against Kansas, the Missouri Tigers appeared to be on their way to capturing their first win in the Big 12 Conference. Back-to-back threes from freshman...

Phil Pressey’s career day leads Tigers to win over Longhorns

Ryan Hood • January 14, 2012

There was 9:36 left in the game Saturday during a Big 12 Conference battle between No. 9 Missouri and Texas at Mizzou Arena. The score was 62-57 in favor of Missouri, but Texas was in the midst of a 16-5...

Tigers use team effort to grab rebound victory over Iowa State

Seth Boster • January 11, 2012

The No. 9 Missouri men’s basketball team took to the road Wednesday for another Big 12 Conference contest, prevailing in a 76-69 bout with Iowa State in Ames, Iowa. But after the game, the talk was about...

Kansas State hands Tigers first loss of Haith regime

Seth Boster • January 7, 2012

The No. 7 Missouri men’s basketball team saw its undefeated start snap when it fell 75-59 at the hands of No. 23 Kansas State on Saturday afternoon inside Bramlage Coliseum, a place so often called “The...

Missouri secures eighth win with blowout over Evansville

Sam Rourke • December 19, 2011

The Missouri women’s basketball team improved to 8-1 on the season with a 74-51 win over the Evansville Aces on Monday at Mizzou Arena. The senior forward duo of Christine Flores and BreAnna Brock once...

Dixon’s shooting show improves No. 10 Tigers to 11-0

Nate Atkins • December 18, 2011

At one point Sunday at Mizzou Arena, the No. 10 Missouri men's basketball team led visiting William & Mary 19-0. At another, senior reserve guard Michael Dixon was celebrating his career high in points....

Haith matches old program mark as Tigers improve to 10-0

Seth Boster • December 16, 2011

With a 104-67 route of Kennesaw State on Thursday at Mizzou Arena, the Missouri men’s basketball squad is 10-0, off to its best start this decade. With the win, coach Frank Haith has become the first...

Balanced efforts power Missouri past Navy

Ryan Hood • December 10, 2011

Coming into Saturday’s matinee with Navy at Mizzou Arena, the No. 10 Missouri Tigers anticipated playing a physical team that would try to slow the tempo and grind its way up and down the court. What...

Women’s basketball team breezes past North Dakota

Connor Casey • December 10, 2011

The Missouri women’s basketball team improved to 7-1 after dominating North Dakota 69-52 on Saturday at Mizzou Arena. The game started with an unprecedented first five minutes, in which the Tigers broke...

Soft-spoken Ratliffe plays game of volumes

Seth Boster • December 9, 2011

Senior forward Ricardo Ratliffe speaks with a deep baritone, his words coming with a low rumble that demands those near to listen closer to hear. Missouri's lone big man in the 8-0 No. 10 Tigers' four-guard...