Oklahoma slips past former Big 12 rival Missouri in NCAAs
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Austin Reaves scored 23 points, Brady Manek added 19 and Oklahoma slipped by ninth-seeded Missouri to win 72-68 on Saturday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The eighth-seeded Sooners (16-10) are on to the second round for fourth time in the last six tournaments and will likely face No. […]
Notae helps No. 8 Arkansas beat Missouri 70-64 in SEC
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Reserve JD Notae scored a season-high 27 points and No. 8 Arkansas overcame a 10-point deficit to beat Missouri 70-64 on Friday night to advance to the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals. The Razorbacks (22-5) won their 12th straight SEC game. The second-seeded Razorbacks will play either LSU or Ole Miss in […]
Missouri hits late free throw, beats Georgia 73-70 at SEC
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dru Smith made two free throws with 15.2 seconds left, and the Missouri Tigers held off Georgia 73-70 Thursday night to advance to the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Seventh-seeded Missouri (16-8) will play eighth-ranked Arkansas on Friday night. The Tigers led 62-50 and nearly blew that lead after failing to make […]
Thomas, Watford lead LSU past Missouri 86-80 in finale
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Trendon Watford scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half and his short jumper with just over a minute left broke a final tie as LSU battled past Missouri 86-80 on Saturday to end the regular season. Cameron Thomas scored 29 points, making 10 of 12 at the line, […]
Missouri hangs on for 1st win at Florida, 72-70
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Dru Smith scored the game-winner, banking a baseline drive reverse layup off the glass with 0.7 seconds on the clock and Missouri held on to defeat Florida 72-70 on Wednesday night for the Tigers’ first-ever win in Gainesville. Florida had been 4-0 against Missouri at home, and had made up a […]
Shuler leads Ole Miss past No. 24 Missouri 60-53
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Devontae Shuler scored 14 points and Mississippi beat No. 24 Missouri 60-53 on Tuesday night to sweep the season series against the sputtering Tigers. Romello White, Luis Rodriguez and Jarkel Joiner added 10 points apiece for Ole Miss (13-9, 8-7 Southeastern Conference), which beat then-No. 10 Missouri 80-59 earlier this month. […]
Smiths lead No. 20 Missouri to 93-78 win over South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dru Smith hopes all of Missouri’s players-only meetings lead to this. Smith said the 20th-ranked Tigers met without coaches heading into Saturday’s game against South Carolina simply to make sure they were all of one mind heading down the season’s final stretch. Missouri certainly looked in synch, with Smith scoring 17 […]
Camara helps Georgia rally to beat No. 20 Missouri 80-70
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Toumani Camara scored 15 points, including a big three-point play, and Georgia rallied to beat No. 20 Missouri 80-70 on Tuesday night. Missouri (13-6, 6-6 Southeastern Conference) lost its third straight game. It blew a 48-35 lead following a dominant start to the second half. Justin Kier led Georgia (13-8, 6-8) […]
Smith leads Arkansas to overtime victory at Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Arkansas forward Justin Smith missed out on his first chance to play Missouri. He made up for lost time in the rematch, scoring 19 points to help the Razorbacks beat the 10th-ranked Tigers 86-81 in overtime on Saturday. Smith had ankle surgery the day before the teams’ first meeting on Jan. […]
Henderson, No. 1 South Carolina defeat Missouri 77-62
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Destanni Henderson knew the only way to overcome losing at No. 2 UConn — and she showed that Thursday night in the top-ranked Gamecocks’ bounce-back win over Missouri. Henderson scored seven of her 11 points in a decisive third-quarter run as her team pulled away from the Tigers 77-62 […]