COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 15 points and Yves Pons and Jaden Springer added 13 apiece as No. 7 Tennessee blitzed No. 12 Missouri 73-53 on Wednesday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. The Volunteers (7-0) shot 50% from the field and were selective with their shots, going 5 of…
The Music City Bowl between Missouri and Iowa was canceled Sunday because COVID-19 issues left the Tigers unable to play. The game scheduled for Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee, is the second bowl called off since the postseason lineup was set on Dec. 20, joining the Gasparilla Bowl. Overall, 18 bowl games scheduled to be played…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jeremiah Tilmon’s three-point play with a second left lifted No. 14 Missouri over Bradley 54-53 on Tuesday night. Down eight with under four minutes to go, Missouri (6-0) closed on a 6-0 run in the final 1:33 to spoil Bradley’s upset bid in dramatic fashion. On the Tigers’ final possession, Xavier…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri has accepted an invitation to play the 15th-ranked (CFP) and 6-2 Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2020 TransPerfect Music City Bowl, Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 3 p.m. (Central) on ESPN. The 23rd edition of the Music City Bowl will be played in Nissan Stadium, home of the NFL’s Tennessee…
COLUMBIA, MO.— Friday night’s Mizzou Men’s Basketball game vs. Prairie View A&M has been cancelled due to COVID-19 issues within the Panthers’ program and in accordance with SEC and NCAA protocols. At this time, the game will not be rescheduled. No. 16 Mizzou returns to action Tuesday night at home vs. Bradley before launching SEC…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — (AP) — Missouri held off a late charge from No. 6 Illinois and overcame 36 points from Fighting Illini star Ayo Dosunmu for an 81-78 victory Saturday night. Dru Smith had 17 points, Javon Pickett had 14 points and five rebounds and the Tigers held on in the annual “Braggin’ Rights” rivalry…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Georgia quarterback JT Daniels is confident that wherever he tosses it, George Pickens will make the catch. Daniels threw three touchdown passes, two of them to Pickens as No. 12 Bulldogs broke away from Missouri 49-14 Saturday. “I’ll never overthrow George,” Daniels said. “I’ll always throw it up and give him…
COLUMBIA, MO.– Mizzou Men’s Basketball used a hot second half to down a stingy Liberty squad, 69-60, on Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers are 4-0, winning those contests by an average margin of 13.5 points per game to launch the season. Mizzou outpaced the Flames, 41-28, in the second half and used a…
WICHITA, Kan. — Mark Smith scored 19 points, Kobe Brown and Dru Smith each added 14 and Missouri beat Wichita State 72-62 on Sunday for its first 3-0 start to a season since 2013-14. Missouri played with the lead or was tied for all but 45 seconds in its first two games. That included No.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — After surrendering the lead in the most excruciating way possible, Missouri drove the field in the final 43 seconds and beat Arkansas 50-48 when Harrison Mevis made a 32-yard field goal as time expired. The Tigers (5-3) erased a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to take the lead, only to give it up in…