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Study Hall: Oklahoma 80, Missouri 64

Is Norman the new Starkville? Or was is always Starkville and then Starkville became Norman when Missouri joined the SEC, only for Norman to steal it back when Oklahoma joined the SEC? Many are wondering. Maybe it’s just me wondering? For those who aren’t sure what I’m talking about, Mizzou won their first game in […]

6 days ago | 5 reads

Hoopin’ and Hollerin: Welcome to the postseason

The end of Kellie Harper’s first year at Mizzou is on the horizon. But while the regular season wrapped up on Sunday, the Tigers now look ahead to the SEC Tournament and a potential bid to the third-ever Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament. This week I will use this column to look at both the SEC […]

6 days ago | 3 reads

Tiger Gym closes home slate strong with exciting win over Arkansas

Back in the place where it all got started, Hearnes Center, the Tigers welcomed in 3,858 of their biggest fans — their second highest attendance of the season — for Senior Day on Sunday afternoon to take in a very exciting matchup between two very evenly matched teams dueling for seventh and eighth in the […]

6 days ago | 3 reads

Spring Position Battles: Defensive End

The Tigers fearsome pass rush was the engine of its excellent 2025 defense. Now it is one of the biggest question marks heading into 2026. The Tigers are replacing two future NFL draft picks off the edge, a daunting task for any program. Elite [ass rushing production does not simply roll over from one season […]

6 days ago | 6 reads

Commute: Mizzou loss not ideal ahead of SEC Tournament

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou Basketball. Mizzou fell in a more important game than some might’ve though, as the Tigers are back in the bubble picture per ESPN’s Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology. Mizzou had been on a hot streak winning six of its last eight, bolstering its chances at an […]

6 days ago | 2 reads

Tiger Style Preview: Big 12 Wrestling Championships

Brackets for the upcoming Big 12 Championships were released on Monday. In the final NCAA coaches’ poll of the 2025-26 regular season, Mizzou wrestling was placed at No. 14, which means the program ended on a high note for its highest ranking of the season. For the Tigers, the path to nationals for multiple wrestlers […]

7 days ago | 3 reads

MBB Preview: Mizzou tips off final week of regular season at Oklahoma

When | Tuesday; 6:00 p.m. CT Where | Lloyd Noble Center; Norman, Okla. TV | ESPNU Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops KenPom prediction | Oklahoma -5 ESPN win probability | 39.6% chance The Starters Mizzou G: T.O. Barrett (SO, 8.9 PPG) G: Jayden Stone (GR, 13.9 PPG) F: Trent Pierce (JR, 10.6 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.4 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips Jr. (SR, […]

7 days ago | 4 reads

How Trent Burns expanded his role — and Missouri’s rotation

Ahead of Missouri’s arrival in Starkville, coach Chris Jans’ scouting report likely framed Trent Burns as a stretch five keen to fire away from deep and occasionally finish around the rim.  It probably didn’t budget space for the redshirt freshman’s arsenal of low-post moves. But only five minutes elapsed before Burns rolled to the right […]

7 days ago | 2 reads

First-Four Situational Records (for Jesse Bishop)

Friends, I must admit something: as most online writers are wont to do, I don’t really look at the comments on anything I write. But sometimes I do! Back on February 10th I posted a comparison of Missouri’s three football head coaches of the millennium and their records in certain situations. It was fun. It […]

7 days ago | 2 reads

Commute: Mizzou’s Mark Mitchell Named SEC Player of the Week

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about everything on Mizzou Hoops Mark Mitchell is carrying Mizzou Basketball to an NCAA Tournament appearance. After a 23-point performance on Tuesday night vs Tennessee and 17 points on Saturday at Mississippi State — Mitchell was recognized by the league. On Monday, he was named SEC Player […]

7 days ago | 3 reads

Photos of the week: 2.23.2026

We’ve got two more new sports this week! Photos from softball’s game against Wichita State and baseball’s game against NDSU on Friday mark both teams’ first time being featured. Women’s basketball hosted Oklahoma at home on Sunday and fell 84-78 to the Sooners. Here are the photos of the week. When I got to the […]

8 days ago | 2 reads

Study Hall: Mizzou 88, Mississippi State 64

At what point were your nerves settled in watching this game? I think most fans go into a potentially tricky road game like this one with a bit of nerves for how the Tigers might play. But Mizzou opened the game with a simple 9-0 run, had a short 6-0 run shortly after, and then […]

8 days ago | 3 reads

Mizzou Baseball extends win streak to 8 games

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about how Mizzou Baseball might be figuring something out under Kerrick Jackson! Early season baseball returns are always a little funky as teams sort themselves out in non-conference play, but Mizzou is putting together a dominant run against the early opponents on its schedule. After sweeping a […]

8 days ago | 3 reads

Mizzou women’s basketball falls short in upset bid against No. 7 Oklahoma

Shannon Dowell did everything she could, but it just wasn’t enough. The junior’s career-high couldn’t overcome an Oklahoma team with Final Four aspirations, falling 84-78. Dowell finished the game with a season-high 33 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double since November. She shot 14-22 from the field while consistently getting to the free […]

9 days ago | 5 reads

Pourover: Maybe they’ve figured it out

At the start of the new year, I published my annual new year’s day post regarding Mizzou Hoops, and things were very different than they are right now. People were down on the Tigers. They were 10-3, and ranked 65th in KenPom.com. They were predicted to finish outside of the NCAA Tournament conversation, and people […]

9 days ago | 3 reads

Tiger offense scares off Bulldogs in Game 1, reverts to former self in Game 2

On a lovely Saturday afternoon, the Tigers settled in for their final two games of the Mizzou Invitational — below-freezing temps canceled the Sunday matchup — hopefully letting the offense fly and the pitching do its thing. Well, friends, for the second day in a row, as was the case for the first game. The […]

9 days ago | 2 reads

Mizzou sweeps doubleheader over North Dakota State

Mizzou baseball took victories in both games of its doubleheader against North Dakota State, extending its win streak to eight games, the longest of the Kerrick Jackson era at Mizzou. The Tigers now move to 10-2 on the season, a strong beginning compared to a 5-5 start through their first ten games in 2025, which […]

9 days ago | 2 reads

Drew Rogers Blazes Past Competition to Become SEC Champion

The Tigers closed out their final day of the SEC Indoor Championships in thrilling fashion, with a series of top-10 program records during their races on Saturday, Feb. 28, in College Station, Texas. Women and Men’s Mile Success Drew Rogers blew the competition away, placing first overall in the mile with a time of 4:02.42 […]

9 days ago | 3 reads

Mizzou dismantles Mississippi State in Starkville, 88-64

When Missouri men’s basketball faced Mississippi State in late January, the Tigers badly needed a win as they hung onto the tournament conversation by a thread. MU came away from the matchup with a five-point victory that wasn’t as close as the final score but set up the team’s February surge. Mizzou reached a new […]

10 days ago | 2 reads