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Recap: Mizzou basketball lives up to potential in statement win

February 16, 2020 10:01 PM Tyler Murry

ABC 17’s Tyler Murry breaks down Mizzou’s biggest win of the season over No. 11 Auburn and how the Tigers lived up to their potential.

Mizzou hoops upsets No. 11 Auburn

February 15, 2020 7:33 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team upset No. 11 Auburn 85-73 on Saturday night in front of a season-high crowd of 12,506. MU guard Xavier Pinson finished with a career-high 28 points. Junior guard Dru Smith also had 28 points. The Tigers shot 28-51 from the field and 7-13 from three-point range. Meanwhile, Auburn

Web Extra: Full interview with Cuonzo Martin ahead of game against Auburn

February 14, 2020 11:19 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin takes questions ahead of Saturday’s home game against Auburn.

Mizzou hoops comes up just short on the road

February 11, 2020 10:55 PM Andrew Kauffman

BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team could not hang on to its second half lead on Tuesday against No. 25 LSU. MU lost 82-78 to fall to 11-13 overall and 3-8 in the SEC. MU led by as many as 12 points in the first half. The Tigers had a 43-37 lead at

WATCH: Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin takes questions ahead of LSU game

February 10, 2020 4:07 PM Matthew Sanders

Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin takes questions Monday ahead of Tuesday’s game against LSU.

Recap: Mizzou hoops wants Rally For Rhyan atmosphere every night

February 9, 2020 10:30 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team improved to 5-0 in Rally For Rhyan games with an 83-79 overtime win over Arkansas on Saturday night. You can watch ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman’s full recap in the video player above. After the game, MU men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin called on fans to show

Sunday Sit-down with Eric Blum

February 9, 2020 10:23 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on the Columbia Daily Tribune’s Mizzou Athletics Beat Writer Eric Blum in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the entire interview in the video player above.

Web Extra: Brad Loos gives emotional halftime speech

February 8, 2020 10:21 PM Andrew Kauffman

Former MU basketball assistant coach Brad Loos gave an emotional halftime speech at the fifth annual Rally For Rhyan game on Saturday. You can watch his remarks in the video player above.

Mizzou basketball Rallies for Rhyan with win over Arkansas

February 8, 2020 5:11 PM Tyler Murry

COLUMBA, Mo. – The Mizzou basketball team won the fifth annual Rally for Rhyan game with an 83-79 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in overtime. The win snaps a three-game losing streak and improves Mizzou’s record to 11-12 (3-7 SEC). The Tigers are 5-0 in the Rally for Rhyan games. Mizzou announced it raised about

Web Extra: Mizzou prepares for Rally for Rhyan game

February 7, 2020 1:15 PM Tyler Murry

Hear from Cuonzo Martin, Brad Loos, Dru Smith, Jeremiah Tilmon, Mitchell Smith and Reed Nikko as the Mizzou basketball team prepares for the fifth annual Rally for Rhyan game.

Mizzou basketball loses fourth straight game

January 25, 2020 2:00 PM Tyler Murry

MORGANTOWN, (W.Va) – The Mizzou basketball team dropped below .500 for the first time all season after a 74-51 loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers. The Tigers are now 9-10 (1-5 SEC) and have lost four straight games. Despite the final score, Mizzou held things close in the first half. Even after shooting 21.4 percent

Mizzou falls on to Texas A&M on the road

February 4, 2020 10:59 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLLEGE STATION, TX (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team lost to Texas A&M 68-51 on Tuesday night. The Tigers are now 10-12 overall and 2-7 in the SEC. MU center Jeremiah Tilmon was back on the court for the first time in a month. He’s been out with a foot injury since the beginning of January.

Mizzou basketball drops road game to South Carolina

February 1, 2020 4:32 PM Tyler Murry

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Mizzou basketball team fell back below .500 again after a, 76-54, loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Tigers are now 10-11 (2-6 SEC) and have lost five of their last six games. Mark Smith and Jeremiah Tilmon both did not play due to injuries, and the Tigers certainly missed them

Mizzou completes comeback to snap losing streak

January 28, 2020 9:45 PM Tyler Murry

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Despite trailing by double digits much of the game, the Mizzou basketball team came back to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs, 72-69. The win snaps a four-game losing streak and improves Mizzou’s record to 10-10 (2-5 SEC). Xavier Pinson corralled an offensive rebound and scored inside to give the Tigers a two-point lead

Mizzou falls to Texas A&M after last second miss

January 21, 2020 10:58 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU guard Torrence Watson’s last second three-pointer would not fall, and the Mizzou basketball team lost to Texas A&M 66-64 on Tuesday night. MU trailed 62-53 with under two minutes to play in the game. The Tigers came all the way back to cut the lead to two points with two seconds

Cuonzo Martin takes questions before Tuesday’s Texas A&M game

January 20, 2020 12:38 PM Matthew Sanders

Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin took questions Monday ahead of a Tuesday night home matchup against Texas A&M.

Mizzou basketball drops road game to Alabama

January 18, 2020 4:39 PM Tyler Murry

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – The Mizzou basketball team had no answer to Alabama’s high-powered offense as the Tide defeated the Tigers, 88-74. With the loss, Mizzou has lost two straight games and falls to 9-8 (1-4 SEC). The Tigers set a new school record for most free throws in a row, going 31 for 31 from

Mizzou comes out flat in loss to Mississippi State

January 14, 2020 10:00 PM Andrew Kauffman

STARKVILLE, MS (KMIZ) The University of Missouri basketball team lost to Mississippi State 72-45 on Tuesday night. The Tigers are now 9-7 overall and 1-3 in the SEC. The Bulldogs started the game on a 10-0 run, and MU could never recover. Reggie Perry led the way with 23 points. Kobe Brown had a team-high

Mizzou guard enters the transfer portal

January 14, 2020 2:23 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri basketball player Mario McKinney Jr. entered the transfer portal on Tuesday, according to an MU spokesman. It’s been real Mizzou But all this comes to a end appreciate everyone that helped me since I been here Love Y’all and wish nothing but the best— Mario McKinney Jr./ HoodieRio.. 🧕🏽

Sunday Sit-down with KTGR’s Andy Humphrey

January 12, 2020 11:08 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on KTGR’s Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.

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