Mizzou Men's Basketball Archives

Sunday Sit-down with Gabe DeArmond

December 22, 2019 11:10 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on PowerMizzou publisher Gabe DeArmond in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down.

Mizzou basketball wins second straight Braggin’ Rights game

December 21, 2019 3:28 PM Tyler Murry

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dru Smith scored 19 points, Javon Pickett added 17, and the Missouri Tigers beat the Illinois Fighting Illini 63-56 in the 39th Annual Braggin’ Rights game on Saturday. Xavier Pinson also scored a career-high 14 points for the Tigers, who won their third straight game. Ayo Dosunmu scored 21 and Kofi

Web Extra: Cuonzo Martin previews Braggin’ Rights

December 19, 2019 1:12 PM Tyler Murry

The Mizzou basketball team is preparing for its annual Braggin’ Rights game in St. Louis against Illinois. The Tigers will face Illinois Saturday at 12:00 p.m. Mizzou won last year’s game between the two teams, 79-63. You can watch Cuonzo Martin’s full press conference previewing the game in the media player below.

Story: Next generation of Mid-Missouri basketball stars making their way at Lange

December 15, 2019 11:05 PM Andrew Kauffman

ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman introduces two of the next star basketball players in Mid-Missouri, Nautica Washington and Boo Anderson.

Mizzou basketball cruises past Southern Illinois

December 15, 2019 6:40 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Mark Smith scored a season-high 23 points to lead Missouri to a 64-48 victory over Southern Illinois on Sunday. Smith led the Southeastern Conference in 3-point accuracy last year, shooting 45%. He had been hit-or-miss this season, entering Sunday’s game making 35.1% of his 3s, but he made 7 of 9

Cuonzo Martin fields questions ahead of weekend game

December 13, 2019 12:35 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin took questions from reporters Friday ahead of a home weekend matchup with Southern Illinois.

Mizzou basketball bounces back against Temple

December 7, 2019 9:14 PM Tyler Murry

PHILADELPHIA – The Mizzou basketball team got a win it had to have after a disappointing loss to Charleston Southern. The Tigers earned their best win of the season with a, 64-54, victory over Temple on the road. The win snaps a three-game losing streak and improves Mizzou’s record to 5-4 overall. Javon Pickett led

Cuonzo Martin takes questions ahead of Temple game

December 6, 2019 9:58 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri head men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin took questions Friday ahead of the Tigers’ game against Temple in Philadelphia on Saturday.

Charleston Southern dials in the 3, upsets Mizzou, 68-60

December 3, 2019 10:03 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Charleston Southern came to Missouri with a losing record and one of the nation’s worst offenses. The Buccaneers left with a stunning 68-60 upset over the Tigers on Tuesday. Charleston Southern made 8 of 11 3-pointers in the second half, including two 3s by Duncan Lexander and one by Travis Anderson

Slow start leads to Mizzou basketball’s loss against Oklahoma

November 26, 2019 8:39 PM ABC 17 News Team

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Austin Reaves had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Brady Manek contributed 17 points and Oklahoma hold off Missouri 77-66 in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Classic on Tuesday night. Kristian Doolittle scored 14 points and Alondes Williams added 12 as the Sooners led wire-to-wire. The Sooners (6-1)

Mizzou basketball loses opening game in Hall of Fame Classic

November 25, 2019 8:26 PM ABC 17 News Team

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kamar Baldwin and Bryce Golden had 13 points each and Butler beat Missouri 63-52 in front of a large crowd of Tigers fans on Monday night to advance to the championship game of the Hall of Fame Classic. Dru Smith had 19 points while Xavier Pinson contributed 10 and Kobe

Sunday Sit-down with Souichi Terada

November 24, 2019 10:19 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 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.

Cuonzo Martin speaks ahead of Butler match-up

November 22, 2019 2:48 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cuonzo Martin is holding a press conference at Mizzou Arena at 3 p.m. Friday, ahead of a match-up with the Butler University Bulldogs on Monday. A video of the conference can be watched in the media player below. The Mizzou Tigers are 4-1 on the season. The basketball team has won their

Smith scores 21, leads Mizzou past Morehead State 70-52

November 20, 2019 9:47 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Strong defense and 21 points from Mark Smith gave Missouri the edge over Morehead State 70-52 on Wednesday night. Missouri (4-1) jumped out to a 14-4 lead and kept Morehead State scoreless for a five-minute stretch. The Tigers then went cold from the 3-point range, making just 2 of 14 shots

Mizzou defense clamps down on Wofford for 75-56 win

November 18, 2019 9:58 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri held Wofford without a field goal for the final 14½ minutes, as the Tigers pulled away for a 75-56 victory on Monday. Mark Smith led Missouri (3-1) with 19 points, Jeremiah Tilmon added 16 and Xavier Pinson finished with 10 points. Nathan Hoover led the Terriers (2-3) with 21 points.

Sunday Sit-down with Ben Wilson

November 17, 2019 10:23 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on KTGR’s Ben Wilson in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down.

Web Extra: Mizzou basketball prepares for Wofford

November 17, 2019 6:47 PM Tyler Murry

The Mizzou basketball team previews its home matchup against Wofford.

Mizzou MBB and WBB sign players to 2020 class

November 13, 2019 5:11 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team signed one player to its 2020 class on Wednesday afternoon. Jordan Wilmore will play for the Tigers. The 7-foot-3 center played at Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tenn. “I chose Mizzou because of how real and genuine Coach Martin and his staff are,” Jordan Wilmore said in

No. 21 Xavier rallies past Mizzou 63-58 in overtime

November 12, 2019 9:14 PM Andrew Kauffman

CINCINNATI (AP) – Naji Marshall hit a 3-pointer that tied it in regulation and made a pair of free throws in overtime Tuesday night as No. 21 Xavier overcame poor outside shooting and rallied to a 63-58 victory over Missouri. The Musketeers (3-0) let a 15-point lead slip away because they couldn’t hit an outside

Web Extra: Mizzou hoops prepares for No. 21 Xavier

November 11, 2019 4:32 PM Andrew Kauffman

The Mizzou men’s basketball team has its first road game of the year on Tuesday at 6 p.m. against No. 21 Xavier. “We are all highly confident right now,” Junior center Jeremiah Tilmon said. “We are feeling real good, so we’re going to let our confidence just take us a long way. We’re just going

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