Mizzou Men’s Basketball

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team may have lost in overtime on Saturday to Arkansas, but the sixth annual Rally For Rhyan game was still a huge success. The MU community raised $65,000 for pediatric cancer research. You can watch ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman’s full recap in the video player above.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou senior Jeremiah Tilmon will not play on Saturday against Arkansas due to a death in his family. Mizzou released this statement on Saturday afternoon: “Mizzou senior forward Jeremiah Tilmon, Jr., will not play Saturday, Feb. 13, against Arkansas. Tilmon, Jr., is taking a leave of absence following a death in his family.”

OXFORD, Miss. (KMIZ) The No. 10 Mizzou basketball team came up short on the road against Ole Miss on Wednesday night. The Tigers lost 80-59. Mizzou fell apart in the second half after only trailing 42-37 at halftime. The Rebels outscored the Tigers 38-22 in the final 20 minutes. Mizzou played out of character in

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 10 Mizzou basketball team will play at Ole Miss on Wednesday at 8 p.m. We spoke with Mizzou assistant Cornell Mann, Jeremiah Tilmon and Kobe Brown to preview the matchup on Tuesday. https://youtu.be/cF7YlTElQTc https://youtu.be/p5MyyL0yzxQ https://youtu.be/qpzzQTziCac Mizzou has won its last three games and six of its last seven. The Tigers

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team moved up eight spots to No. 10 in the latest AP poll released on Monday. This is the highest the Tigers have been ranked since December of 2012. MU is also now the highest ranked SEC team in the country. Here’s a link to see the entire

ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on the Kansas City Star’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer Souichi Terada in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou basketball team did just enough to beat No. 10 Alabama on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers led by 20 points with 6:13 to go, but ultimately beat the Crimson Tide 68-65. Alabama finished the game on a 21-4 run, but MU was still able to pull out the upset

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou men’s basketball team beat Kentucky for just the second time in program history on Wednesday night. The Tigers held on for a 75-70 win. Dru Smith led the Tigers with 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists. The Tigers had a comfortable 40-27 lead at halftime, but the

ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recaps the Tigers double-digit comeback victory over TCU in overtime on Saturday. You can watch the entire story in the video player above. Up next – Mizzou is scheduled to host Kentucky on Tuesday at 8 p.m. However, the Wildcats are currently on a COVID-19 48-hour pause. An MU

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 12 Mizzou basketball team came back to beat TCU 102-98 in overtime thanks to career afternoons from Xavier Pinson and Jeremiah Tilmon. Pinson finished with a career-high 36 points on 8-13 shooting from beyond the arc. Jeremiah Tilmon had a career-high 33 points and 11 rebounds. You can watch head

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 6th annual Rally For Rhyan game will be held on Saturday, Feb. 13. The Tigers are hosting Arkansas at 3 p.m. It’s ok…you can be excited, we are too! 🐯🏀🎗More details to follow…. pic.twitter.com/hG7Q8I4cOH— RallyforRhyan (@RallyforRhyan) January 28, 2021 Mizzou is 5-0 all-time in Rally For Rhyan games. Last year –

AUBURN, Alab. The No. 12 Mizzou basketball game gave up more than 80 points for the first time this season as the Tigers lost to Auburn 88-82 on Tuesday night. You can hear from head coach Cuonzo Martin in the video player above. Auburn freshman Sharife Cooper finished with a game-high 28 points, eight rebounds

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou guard Dru Smith is the SEC player of the week following his strong performances against South Carolina and No. 6 Tennessee. Smith averaged 17 points per game last week, and he shot 50% from the field. This is his second SEC player of the week honor this season. Also on Monday