Missouri Tigers Basketball

Shorthanded Tigers stumble Missouri was without two starters and three key reserves Wednesday (01/31/08)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Mike Anderson put principles ahead of victories, yet still pushed Nebraska to the limit with a skeleton roster. Missouri's second-year coach is confident the five players he suspended in the wake of a weekend nightclub altercation learned from watching the Cornhuskers escape with a 66-62 victory, their first in the Big 12, against the severely short-handed Tigers on Wednesday night. He also hinted that the suspension might be lifted after one game...

Texas Tech fends off Missouri, 92-84 (01/24/08)
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Martin Zeno was in Bob Knight's doghouse not too long ago. After Tech lost at Oklahoma State earlier this month, Knight called Zeno's play disappointing. Wednesday he scored a career-high 33 points to lead Tech to a 92-84 win over Missouri...

Carroll leads Tigers' rout of Coppin State (12/28/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- DeMarre Carroll scored 19 points to help Missouri run its nonconference home winning streak to 26 games with a 72-38 win over Coppin State on Thursday. Carroll, who came off the bench for the first time this season, shot 7-for-8 from the field and had nine rebounds for the Tigers (9-4)...

Mizzou routs N. Carolina A&T (12/18/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- DeMarre Carroll scored 22 points and Missouri's pressure defense forced 25 turnovers Monday as the Tigers beat North Carolina A&T 94-66. There was some doubt whether Carroll would even play due to an ankle injury that continues to give him trouble. ...

Tigers swarm Maryland (11/21/07)
The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Leo Lyons had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Missouri swarmed Maryland into numerous mistakes for an 84-70 victory over the Terrapins on Tuesday night in the consolation game of the CBE Classic. Missouri (4-1) twice rallied from double-digit deficits Monday in the semifinals against No. ...

Caravan coming to Cape Girardeau in April (03/25/07)
The last time the University of Missouri athletic department brought a caravan to Southeast Missouri, Quin Snyder was early in his seven-year coaching stint and trying to win over Mizzou fans. The caravan will come back this spring before Mike Anderson begins his second season as Snyder's successor with the men's basketball program...

Wildcats too much for Tigers yet again (02/01/07)
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- David Hoskins had 25 points and Cartier Martin had 22 points and 11 rebounds, leading Kansas State to an 80-73 victory over Missouri on Wednesday night. Akeem Wright added 12 points for the Wildcats (16-6, 5-2 Big 12), who have won six straight and own their first five-game conference winning streak since the Big 12 began play in 1996-97. The string started with an 85-81 victory over the Tigers on Jan. 13 in Columbia, Mo...

Tigers grab first Big 12 win (01/25/07)
BOULDER, Colo. -- Matt Lawrence knew better than to think Colorado would simply mail in a performance with Buffaloes coach Ricardo Patton stepping down at the end of the season. Lawrence and the Missouri Tigers went through a similar situation last year with Quin Snyder -- who resigned midway through the season -- and said a coach on his way out makes a team play that much harder...

Texas tops Tigers by 20 (01/11/07)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Kevin Durant and the young Texas Longhorns are making Big 12 play look easy. They have to know tougher games are sure to come. Durant scored 34 points and No. 25 Texas won another Big 12 blowout Wednesday night, an 88-68 victory over Missouri that left yet another opponent befuddled on how to stop the long and lean freshman forward who seems to score at will...

Mizzou improves to 9-0 with win over Evansville (12/04/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri coach Mike Anderson gave his team a special message heading into its first game after its biggest win of the season. "He said 'a pat on the back will set you back,"' Missouri guard Keon Lawrence said. And though Lawrence acknowledged the Tigers entered Sunday's game against Evansville with Thursday's win over Arkansas still in the back of their minds, they rebounded from a lackluster first half to beat Evansville 73-54 Sunday...

Tigers blow out unbeaten Arkansas (12/01/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Stefhon Hannah scored a season-high 21 points, had six assists and six steals Thursday as Missouri beat Arkansas 86-64, its first victory over the Razorbacks since 1992. Missouri forced 24 Arkansas turnovers and beat what was considered its toughest opponent so far this season. Arkansas (5-1) reached the NCAA Tournament last season and received 33 votes in this weeks Top 25...

MU defeats Coppin St., moves to 7-0 (11/28/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Marshall Brown tied a career high Monday by scoring 21 points and Missouri (7-0) shot 50 percent from 3-point range in the second half in a 98-77 win over Coppin State. Brown hadn't scored 20 points in a game since he had 21 against Oklahoma in January. His previous high this season was 15 points in an 89-69 win over Lipscomb on Nov. 16...