COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 14 Mizzou basketball team finished the game on a 12-3 run to hold off Bradley 54-53 in a wild game on Tuesday night. Jeremiah Tilmon made the game-winning free throw with one second left to complete a three point play. The senior finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds. 🚨
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 14 Mizzou men’s basketball team will close it its non-conference schedule on Tuesday night. The Tigers will host Bradley at 7 p.m. MU is 5-0 on the season. Meanwhile, Bradley is 6-2. The Braves have won three straight games. We spoke with head coach Cuonzo Martin on Monday morning ahead
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will not be taking the court on Friday night, due to COVID-19 concerns with Prairie View A&M’s program. The teams said that, for now, the game will not be rescheduled. Mizzou will return to action on Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena, as the team will host Bradley.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since the 2013-14 season. The Tigers are ranked No. 16 in the latest poll. That’s their highest ranking since the 2012-13 season when MU was ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation. Mizzou is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recaps the Mizzou basketball team’s third straight win over Illinois in the Braggin’ Rights game. You can watch the full recap in the video player above. “Just to get a three-peat and to be added to that type of history of Mizzou – I mean that’s everything
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ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones recaps the Mizzou football team’s disappointing performance against Georgia on Saturday. You can watch the full recap in the video player above. “We’ve had a hell of a season up to this point,” Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said after the game. “I’m not going to let this game define the
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team maintains Braggin’ Rights for the third-straight year, in a 81-78 win over No. 6 Illinois. Xavier Pinson, Javon Pickett, and Dru Smith were already in double-digit point totals at the half. The three finished the game with a collective 32 points. The Fighting Illini got close to overtaking
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Cuonzo Martin and the Mizzou basketball team will host Illinois on Saturday, in the annual Braggin’ Rights match. It is the first time the game will not be held in St. Louis since 1979, due to COVID-19. The Tigers come in undefeated, after a string of close matchups, including one top-25 victory.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team came on strong in the second half to hold off Liberty on Wednesday night. The Tigers beat the Flames 69-60. We’ll have full highlights and reaction at 10 on ABC 17. It was another balanced scoring attack from the Tigers. Mark Smith finished with 17 points. Dru
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will host Liberty on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. The Tigers will play their next five games at home. We spoke with head coach Cuonzo Martin and ahead of the matchup. You can hear the full interview in the video player above. We also spoke with MU guards
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WICHITA, Ks (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team took down Wichita State on Sunday, in the team’s third-straight win this season. Cuonzo Martin’s squad beat the Shockers by 10 points, 72-62, courtesy of huge performances from the Smiths. “I don’t ever take wins for granted because you never know when we’ll get the next one,” Martin
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OMAHA, Ne (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team upset the No. 21 Oregon Ducks on Wednesday, as Xavier Pinson went off for 22 points. Pinson scored the team-high amount of points, with 19 of them coming in the second half. Jeremiah Tilmon also had a big night for Mizzou, with 11 points and nine rebounds. The
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The Mizzou men’s basketball team will play No. 21 Oregon on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Omaha, Neb. Head coach Cuonzo Martin previewed the matchup during his weekly news conference on Tuesday. You can watch the full interview in the video player below. We also spoke with Mizzou’s Kobe Brown and Javon Pickett. You can
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team announced a new matchup on Monday afternoon. The Tigers will play No. 20 Oregon on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Omaha, Neb. SCHEDULE UPDATE❕#Mizzou vs. No. 20 Oregon on Wednesday night in Omaha.8 p.m. CT on @FS1 #ToTheFinishLine 🏁🐅 pic.twitter.com/Wu5hQq3Y2o— Mizzou Hoops (@MizzouHoops) November 30, 2020 Mizzou
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ABC17’s Nathalie Jones brought on Eric Blum, the Mizzou beat writer for the Columbia Daily Tribune, in this week’s virtual edition of Sunday Sit-down.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team will not make the trip to Connecticut to compete in a tournament at the Mohegan Sun. The team confirmed that it is no longer attending the tournament because of several unknowns, which includes opponents. A team spokesperson said the cancelation is not due to COVID-19 concerns. The team
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team claimed its first win of the season in a 91-64 win over Oral Roberts University. Mark Smith finished the game with 18 points. The senior was out much of the previous season with a back injury. The Tigers were a 14.5-point favorite in Wednesday’s season opener, but finished
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou will start its season against Oral Roberts on Wednesday night, after more than six months without games. MU announced that Mizzou Arena will be operating at 20 percent capacity during games. All fans will sit in assigned seating, in order to remain six feet apart from one another. Masks are required
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will open up its season at home on Wednesday at 6 p.m. against Oral Roberts. Head coach Cuonzo Martin is entering his fourth season at the helm. You can hear his full news conference ahead of the opener in the video player below. Coach Martin said there
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on ESPN play-by-play announcer Tom Hart in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down.
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