SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Missouri used a second-half scoring spurt from Kobe Brown to win its first NCAA Tournament game in 13 years, beating Utah State 76-65 on Thursday. Brown hit three 3-pointers in a span of just over three minutes to fuel a 13-2 run that turned a two-point deficit into a 62-53 lead. “He’s…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — One of the elite players in the nation on the court and in the classroom, senior Kobe Brown (Huntsville, Ala.) was honored as a second-team Academic All-American on Tuesday. Brown becomes just the third student-athlete in program history to collect Academic All-America accolades, as voted on by College Sports Communicators, and the…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted unanimously Thursday to approve a contract extension through the 2028-29 season for Whitten Family Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dennis Gates. “When he came here, Dennis Gates talked about building a championship culture, and he is doing just that,” said Michael Williams, chair of the Board of…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Noah Carter and Kobe Brown each scored 17 points and Missouri clinched its first double-bye into the Southeastern Conference tournament by edging Mississippi 82-77 in the regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday. The Tigers will be the No. 4 seed and first-year coach Dennis Gates will make his tournament debut…
Athens, Ga. – The Missouri men’s basketball team used a dominant second-half performance to run past host Georgia on Saturday afternoon, 85-63. The Tigers improve to 21-8 with the win and 9-7 in SEC action, while the Bulldogs drop to 16-13 and 6-10 versus league foes. After trailing by a point at the intermission, the…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown scored 17 points, Nick Honor hit a 3-pointer with 7.6 seconds left in overtime and Missouri beat Mississippi State 66-64 on Tuesday night. Honor made two 3s and Noah Carter a third as the Tigers outscored Mississippi State 9-7 in the extra period. Dashawn Davis missed a jumper and…
Missouri men’s basketball hosts Mississippi State in a key late-season SEC matchup on Tuesday night. With just four regular-season games remaining, first tip at Mizzou Arena is slated for 6 p.m. on the Big 550 KTRS. ABOUT THE TIGERS • Mizzou owns a 19-8 record during the 2023-24 season with a 7-7 mark in SEC…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Despite a strong second-half shooting performance, the Missouri men’s basketball team couldn’t overcome a first-half deficit against No. -/25 Texas A&M Saturday at Mizzou Arena, falling 69-60. The Tigers drop to 19-8 with a 7-7 record against SEC foes, while the Aggies improved to 20-7 alongside a 12-2 conference mark. Senior Kobe…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — D’Andre Gholston hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Missouri a stunning 86-85 victory over No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday night. With 4.2 seconds left in the game and the Volunteers (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) leading 85-83, Santiago Vescovi missed a free throw. His second attempt was waived off when…
COLUMBIA, S.C. —(AP) Kobe Brown scored 19 points to lead four in double figures as Missouri rolled past South Carolina 83-74 on Tuesday night. Missouri (18-6, 6-5 SEC), which rebounded from a 63-52 loss at Mississippi State, has won four of its last five games while South Carolina (8-16, 1-10) has lost eight straight. Brown…