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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

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...

Missouri rides perimeter defense to win over Wichita State

Jack Soble December 6, 2020

Going into their Sunday afternoon announcing gig in Wichita, Kan., ESPN2 commentators Chuckie Kempf and Mark Adams liked Missouri. By midway through the second half, they liked Missouri to a frightening...

Immune to shock: Missouri men’s basketball improved to 3-0 with victory over Wichita State

Mason Arneson December 6, 2020

Missouri is off to their first 3-0 start since 2013, and from senior guard Mark Smith’s perspective, he could see it unfolding before the season even started. “In this team, just from the first couple...

X-Factor: Where Xavier Pinson goes, Missouri basketball follows

Mason Arneson December 6, 2020

Despite a small sample size, Missouri is off to one of its hottest starts in years. The Tigers are averaging 20 points per game more than last season and playing at a faster tempo than in years past....

Missouri goes Duck hunting in victory over No. 21 Oregon.

Mason Arneson December 3, 2020

For the first time since 2012, Missouri returned to Omaha, Neb., the site of one of the program’s most heartbreaking moments; an 85-83 loss to 15-seed Norfolk State in the NCAA Tournament. Eight years...

Missouri men’s basketball digs into pandemic playbook for last-minute scheduling change

Mason Arneson December 2, 2020

Just last week, coach Cuonzo Martin said the team’s participation in the Bubbleville tournament in Uncasville, Conn. was “up in the air.” The Connecticut plan hit the ground three days later. Missouri...

COVID-19 positive case within women’s basketball prompts three game cancelations

COVID-19 positive case within women’s basketball prompts three game cancelations

Michael Howie November 30, 2020

Mizzou Athletics announced Monday that all games through Dec. 10 are canceled due to a positive COVID-19 case and subsequent contact tracing within the program, according to a press release. Missouri...

No slumps here: Blackwell, Frank don’t falter in first game of second season

Michael Howie November 28, 2020

In Missouri’s season opener against North Alabama, two Tigers rose above the rest. It’s not a surprise; many expected sophomores Aijha Blackwell and Hayley Frank to lead the way this season. For Blackwell,...

Tale of two halves: second half offensive spark enough for Missouri women’s basketball in season-opening win

Kyle Pinnell November 28, 2020

If you were to judge Missouri based solely on its first half performance, well, it may have looked as if they were in for a long season. For the first 20 minutes against North Alabama, the Tigers couldn’t...