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Tigers stage second-half comeback for sixth victory

Sam Rourke • December 8, 2011

After trailing throughout the game to the Eastern Illinois Panthers, the Missouri women’s basketball team was able to stage a second-half comeback to pull off a 56-54 win Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. The...

Tigers pass Villanova test to win at Madison Square Garden

Seth Boster • December 7, 2011

The territory was familiar for first-year coach Frank Haith, who was born in Queens, N.Y., roughly 11 miles east of basketball’s most royal cathedral. But when the Missouri men’s basketball team stepped...

Northwestern deals first loss to Missouri women’s basketball

Connor Casey • December 3, 2011

The Missouri women’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season to the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday by a score of 74-70 at Mizzou Arena as part of the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge. Throughout...

Tigers riding self-confidence in surprise start

Seth Boster • December 2, 2011

Missouri senior guard Marcus Denmon is dead serious when he says he wants everyone to believe his behemoth 6-foot-9, 267-pound senior teammate Steve Moore, sitting nearby, has a three-point shot. Moore...

Missouri throttles Northwestern State in front of season’s largest crowd

Ryan Hood • December 2, 2011

During the past week, much has been made of the abundance of empty seats at Mizzou Arena for the Missouri men's basketball team's first four home games of the season. After a week of criticism, the students...

Missouri notches most complete game in victory over Niagara

Ryan Hood • November 17, 2011

Following Missouri’s 87-48 exhibition victory over Truman State on Nov. 2, Missouri coach Frank Haith was asked whether or not he thought senior Marcus Denmon should look to shoot more. “If he's open...

Five storylines to watch for

Ryan Hood • November 15, 2011

Missouri basketball enters the season receiving much less national attention than last year, despite ranking No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The team's current senior class has already secured...

Seniors look to carry Tigers

Seth Boster • November 15, 2011

Three years doesn’t seem long ago at all, senior guard Marcus Denmon said. “It’s our last season,” Denmon said of seniors in the team’s starting rotation. “I remember us coming in as freshmen...

Pressey leads Tigers’ change-of-pace offense in win over Mercer

Seth Boster • November 15, 2011

Had the Missouri men’s basketball team decided to play the brand of offense it has grown accustomed to over the years, it would have likely had Mercer huffing-and-puffing. Mercer started four forwards...

Missouri wrestling overcomes early deficit to beat Purdue

Matthew Fairburn • November 15, 2011

The Missouri Tigers wrestling team was able to overcome an early 6-0 deficit to earn a victory over the Purdue Boilermakers in their first match of the season Sunday. The Tigers forfeited at the 125-pound...

Five nonconference games to watch

Seth Boster • November 15, 2011

**Nov. 21: Notre Dame** Missouri will meet the Irish in Kansas City for the College Basketball Experience Classic opening round. Notre Dame is coming off a historic season, finishing 27-7 and earning a...

Undefeated Missouri has room to improve

Ryan Hood • November 15, 2011

Two games into the young 2011-12 season, Missouri is 2-0 despite having played less-than-stellar basketball. As is the case with the majority of early-season matchups, neither of MU’s first two contests...