May 30, 2023
Missouri lost two games last week, but both were efforts you could take some encouragement from, scrappy losses in tough situations. On Tuesday, the Tigers lost 66-58 at home to a surging, talented Kentucky team. Then, on Saturday, playing on the road against Florida and with Tiger Mark Smith again out with injury, Missouri lost
Missouri lost another game on Saturday, falling 75-65 at Ole Miss. It kicked off a tough four-game stretch for the Tigers (12-12, 3-9 in SEC play through Sunday) as the season makes its way into the homestretch. Missouri showed a lot of grit and kept battling hard in this game, repeatedly trimming the lead
Missouri’s season hit another low point Saturday, as the Tigers lost 68-59 at home to Texas A&M, a team near the bottom of the SEC standings. It was a tough loss, especially because for more than 25 of the 40 minutes of game time it seemed like the Tigers were going to cruise to a
It was an eventful week in Columbia, with surprisingly strong NCAA penalties for the Missouri football team, and then a feel-good moment for the basketball team on Saturday, a 77-67 home win over Vanderbilt at which Tiger fans raised $55,000 for children’s cancer research. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Missouri
For 38 of the 40 minutes of game time Saturday night, Missouri looked like it was going to land its biggest win of the season, playing against No. 25 LSU at home. Then came two minutes the Tigers won’t soon forget, as well as an overtime no one saw coming. Missouri (10-8, 1-5 in
After three straight losses to being SEC play, all by double digits, Missouri roared back with a dominating 66-43 win at Texas A&M on Saturday. The Tigers (10-6, 1-3 in SEC play) played good defense, limiting the Aggies to 32.1 percent shooting, including just 4-of-22 (18.2 percent) on threes. Texas A&M was definitely out of
By Missouri traveled a long and winding road over the weekend, but eventually it led to an 85-75 loss at South Carolina on Sunday. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, but this was the weekend of snow in Columbia, with the area receiving about 20 inches of snow. South Carolina’s Columbia was decidedly warmer
As the calendar hits January and Southeastern Conference fans’ beloved college football comes to the end of another season, fans across the league turn their attention to SEC basketball play, which begins in full force this week. Last year, I attended the entire SEC basketball tournament in St. Louis. It was a lot of fun,
Missouri basketball had a happy holiday season, ending its five-game losing streak to Illinois with a 79-63 win in the annual Braggin’ Rights game in St. Louis. It was a resounding, encouraging win for the Tigers (8-3). Missouri withstood the barrage of made shots, including some three-pointers, from Illinois (4-8) early in the game,
It’s a fun holiday tradition, Missouri and Illinois meeting each December in downtown St. Louis for the Braggin’ Rights game. Half the arena is black and gold, and half is orange and blue. There’s a frenzy and an energy to this game, each half of the arena erupting and cheering when the fortunes swing their
