COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Excitement swept across Mizzou Arena Saturday as the Tigers defeated the Kansas Jayhawks in basketball for the first time since the rivalry started back up in 2021. The historic victory energized fans, who chanted and cheered as they left the Mizzou Arena, celebrating a long-awaited triumph in one of college sports biggest
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Editors note: The date of when the game will be taking place has been corrected. Traffic delays are expected as fans flock to Mizzou Arena on Sunday for the rivalry Border Showdown Men’s Basketball game between the Mizzou Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks The tip-off is at noon on Sunday. The University
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks roll into Columbia on Sunday afternoon, Mizzou hoops will not be playing in a normal basketball game. They’ll be playing for bragging rights, for the hatred of two fan bases and to honor a whole lot of history. To put it simply: the Border Showdown just
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Mizzou Arena will be hopping on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers’ biggest rival — the Kansas Jayhawks — are coming to town for a noon tipoff in the yearly home-and-home matchup, which is in Columbia this time around. A Mizzou win would be a big upset. The Jayhawks are ranked No. 1, even though they lost
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team started off a big month of December with a 98-93 win over head coach Dennis Gates’ alma mater, on Tuesday night. The Cal Golden Bears led by as many as 18, at one point, but MU out-shot Cal 63-42 in the second half to get the victory.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers men’s basketball team is off to a hot start with only one loss. On Tuesday, the Tigers get the challenge of taking on a big conference team when the California Golden Bears come to Mizzou Arena as part of the SEC/ACC Challenge. Watch a news conference previewing the game
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has shared a positive update on the health of MU guard Caleb Grill, following a scary collision against Lindenwood. Grill, who suffered a neck injury in the contest, was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday night after tests revealed that he did not suffer an injury to his spinal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team extended their winning streak to six games with an 81-61 win over Lindenwood on Wednesday night. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Mizzou head coach Dennis Gates, as well as guards Tony Perkins and Marques Warrick in the video player below. Three Tigers got
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The Mizzou men’s basketball team scored another big win Sunday at Mizzou Arena, taking down Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 112-63. The Tigers have only one loss so far — to Memphis — and have torn through lesser competition lately. Up next is Lindenwood on Wednesday, before tests against Cal and Kansas the following week. The women, meanwhile,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team extended the winning streak to five games, on Sunday evening, with a 112-62 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. It is the second time that the Tigers have put 100 points on a team in the 2024-25 season. Forward Mark Mitchell led the scoring charge for MU, as he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a slow start in the first half, the Mizzou men’s basketball team picked up the pace and thoroughly dominated Pacific in a 91-56 win on Friday night. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, guard Caleb Grill and center Josh Gray in the video player
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a little more than a week off from game-action, the Mizzou men’s basketball team will return to the hardwood, on Friday night, when the Pacific Tigers come to Columbia. Head coach Dennis Gates and company have rattled off three-straight wins on their home court to get to 3-1 on the season,
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will host Pacific on Friday at Mizzou Arena. Pacific is a small private university in Oregon. The Tigers will play three more home games after Friday’s matchup before a big showdown with Kansas on Dec. 8. Watch a news conference with coach Dennis Gates and guard Caleb
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COLUMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team dominated Mississippi Valley State 111-39 for the team’s third-straight win, on Thursday night. Overall, the Tigers improved to 3-1 on the season. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, guard Marques Warrick and forward Jacob Crews in the video player below.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou has officially inked two talented high school basketball recruits for its 2025 recruiting class. Columbia’s own Aaron Rowe and St. Louis native Nicholas Randall are staying home, signing with MU on opening day of the early signing period. Rowe is rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247 Sports.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three games are in the books for the Missouri Tigers. Mizzou (2-1) opened the season on Nov. 4 with an 83-75 loss to Memphis. The Tigers then snapped the program’s long losing streak on Friday with a 77-62 victory over Howard, and followed it up with a narrow 84-77 win over Eastern
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tiger men’s basketball team held off Eastern Washington for an 84-77 win at Mizzou Arena, on Monday night. The victory lifted MU to 2-1 on the season. You can watch the extended highlights from the win in the video player below. The win was highlighted by a 33-point outing from Tiger guard
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Andy Humphrey, co-host of KTGR’s ‘The Big Show,’ in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tigers are finally back in the win column. A strong first half on Friday night led to Missouri to its first win of the season. The 77-62 victory over the Howard Bison at Mizzou Arena snapped the Tigers’ abysmal 20-game losing streak. The Tigers (1-1) opened the game with an 8-0
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The Mizzou men’s basketball team opens play at Mizzou Arena on Friday. The Tigers will host Howard at 7 p.m. for their home opener. The squad is coming off a defeat at Memphis on Monday to start the season. Last year’s team finished in the basement of the SEC with an 8-24 record. They won
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