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…
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.…
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 sync, with Smith scoring 17…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Losing a big second-half lead made Missouri’s third consecutive loss even more painful. 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) blew a 48-35 lead following a dominant start to the second…
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.…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – Jarkel Joiner scored 21 points to help Mississippi beat No. 10 Missouri 80-59, Devontae Shuler and Luis Rodriguez added 15 points apiece for the Rebels (11-8, 6-6 Southeastern Conference), extended their winning streak to three games that includes wins over No. 16 Tennessee and the No. 10 Tigers. Ole Miss used…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Way ahead, it looked as if No. 18 Missouri might beat 10th-ranked Alabama in a laugher. The joke was almost on the Tigers. Dru Smith and Missouri built a 22-point lead in the second half, then held off a frantic rally by the Crimson Tide for a 68-65 victory on Saturday.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Dru Smith scored a season-high 26 points, Xavier Pinson added 14 and No. 18 Missouri withstood a second-half charge to beat Kentucky 75-70 on Wednesday night. Smith also had seven rebounds and five assists to go along with 6-for-11 shooting. The senior also went 12 of 14 from the free throw line,…
COLUMBIA, MO. — Tuesday’s Kentucky at Mizzou’s Men’s Basketball game at Mizzou Arena scheduled for Tues., Feb. 2, has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. CT on Wed., Feb. 3 on ESPN2. Listen to the game on 550 KTRS with pregame beginning at 5:30. In conjunction with SEC COVID-19 management requirements, the schedule was adjusted after…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — No matter how early Jeremiah Tilmon gets to the gym, the senior forward says Missouri teammate Xavier Pinson is already there. They both deserve a morning off after this performance. Pinson scored a career-best 36 points, Tilmon had a career-high 33 and No. 12 Missouri beat TCU 102-98 in overtime Saturday…