JOE WALLJASPER
Arkansas' Moses Moody, bottom, tries to hold on to the ball as Missouri's Mitchell Smith, top, and Dru Smith, right, swarm him during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Smith leads Arkansas to overtime victory at Missouri

By Joe Walljasper Feb. 13, 2021 06:49 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Justin Smith scored 19 points to lead Arkansas to an 86-81

Missouri's Mitchell Smith, center, celebrates with teammates after they defeated Alabama 68-65 in an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
No. 18 Missouri holds off frantic rally, tops No. 10 Alabama

By Joe Walljasper Feb. 06, 2021 04:11 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Way ahead, it looked as if No. 18 Missouri might beat 10th

Missouri's Jeremiah Tilmon, right, shoots over TCU's Jaedon LeDee, bottom during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won the game 102-98. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Pinson, Tilmon lead No. 12 Missouri to OT win over TCU

By Joe Walljasper Jan. 30, 2021 06:17 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — No matter how early Jeremiah Tilmon gets to the gym, the

Tennessee's Victor Bailey Jr., center, drives past teammate Olivier Nkamhoua, left, and Missouri's Dru Smith, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
No. 7 Tennessee routs No. 12 Missouri 73-53 in SEC opener

By Joe Walljasper Dec. 30, 2020 11:29 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Yves Pons can help Tennessee win games even without

Mississippi State's Abdul Ado, left, and Missouri's Dru Smith, right, battle for a rebound during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. Mississippi State won 67-63. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Carter helps Mississippi State beat Missouri 67-63

By Joe Walljasper Feb. 29, 2020 07:31 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Mississippi State’s double-digit lead dwindled to two

Auburn's Samir Doughty, right, tries to steal the ball from Missouri's Xavier Pinson, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Smith, Pinson lead Missouri to 85-73 win over No. 11 Auburn

By Joe Walljasper Feb. 15, 2020 08:46 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — As Missouri’s two point guards, Dru Smith and Xavier

Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin shouts instructions at his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arkansas, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won the game 83-79.(AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Pinson leads Missouri to 83-79 win over Arkansas in OT

By Joe Walljasper Feb. 08, 2020 09:20 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Plan A for Xavier Pinson was to drive

Balanced Tennessee pulls away from Missouri late, wins 69-59

By Joe Walljasper Jan. 07, 2020 09:29 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — In the second game of his college basketball career,

Missouri's Jeremiah Tilmon, top, leaps over Southern Illinois' Ronnie Suggs, bottom, as they battle for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Smith's hot shooting lifts Missouri over Southern Illinois

By Joe Walljasper Dec. 15, 2019 09:23 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Mark Smith wasn't surprised he scored a season-high 23

Wofford 's Messiah Jones (25) and Missouri's Mark Smith (13) reach for a rebound as Missouri's Xavier Pinson (1) watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Missouri uses stingy defense to smother Wofford 75-56

By Joe Walljasper Nov. 18, 2019 11:38 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — In Cuonzo Martin’s third year as Missouri’s coach, the

Missouri defense clamps down on Wofford for 75-56 win

By Joe Walljasper Nov. 18, 2019 10:32 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri held Wofford without a field goal for the final

Missouri's Mario McKinney Jr. (11) shoots over Incarnate Word's Drew Lutz (3) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Missouri opens with 82-42 rout of Incarnate Word

By Joe Walljasper Nov. 06, 2019 10:13 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jeremiah Tilmon has tried every approach to avoid the foul

Kentucky coach John Calipari argues a call during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Missouri on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
No. 4 Kentucky beats Missouri 66-58

By Joe Walljasper Feb. 19, 2019 11:27 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Three days after knocking off the nation's top-ranked team,

Missouri's Reed Nikko, center, battles Texas A&M's Brandon Mahan, right, and Christian Mekowulu, left, for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Texas A&M erases deficit, beats Missouri 68-59

By Joe Walljasper Feb. 09, 2019 08:05 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — There wasn't much of a size difference between the biggest and

Tennessee's Kyle Alexander, right, Missouri's Kevin Puryear, left, and Reed Nikko, center battle for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
No. 3 Tennessee cruises to road rout of Missouri 87-63

By Joe Walljasper Jan. 08, 2019 10:46 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes told Kyle Alexander to stop thinking

Missouri 's Jordan Geist, right, has the ball knocked away by Morehead State's A.J. Hicks, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri ends perfect month with victory over Morehead State

By Joe Walljasper Dec. 29, 2018 04:31 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri completed a perfect December, beating Morehead State 75