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COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Big 12 Conference race must go through the Mizzou Arena. The No. 9 Missouri Tigers (15-1, 2-1) will return home Saturday to play the Texas Longhorns (12-4, 2-1) at Mizzou Arena.  Tip-off is at Noon on ESPN2. The Tigers return to the Mizzou Arena after back-to-back road contests against Kansas State and Iowa State.  Mizzou split those games. News and Notes: *The Mentor vs. the Protege:  Missouri Head Coach Frank Haith was an assistant for Texas Head Coach Rick Barnes from 2001-2004.  The two met as head coaches in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, when Haith coached the University of Miami.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Teams that lost in semifinal games on Thursday play for third place trophies on Friday at Mizzou Arena. Class 1 Boys 5:00 Glasgow 56, St. Joseph Christian 45 Class 1 Girls 3:20 Marion County 65, Jefferson (Conception Junction) 38 Class 2 Boys 1:40 Hayti 79, Osceola 54 Class 2 Girls 12:00 Marionville 43, North Platte (Dearborn) 37 Class 3 Boys 8:20 Mt. Vernon 43, Lutheran North (St.L)

COLUMBIA, Mo. - It wasn't easy but the Missouri Tigers found away to escape with a win in the season-opener. Laurence Bowers scored nine points, grabbed 10 rebounds and added four blocked shots to lead the No. 15 Missouri Tigers to a 66-51 win over Western Illinois at the Mizzou Arena.  Bowers joined three other Tigers scoring nine points in a balanced attack. Matt Lander's 24 points led Leathernecks in scoring.  Western Illinois stayed with the Tigers late by sinking free throws late.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Frank Haith begins his reign at Mizzou the way he wanted, with a victory. Senior Ricardo Ratliffe scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the No. 25 Missouri Tigers to a 83-68 victory over the Southeast Missouri State at the Mizzou Arena Friday night.  The Tigers had to earn the win early.  Mizzou jumped out to a 24-17 lead midway through the first-half.  The Red Hawks responded over the next five minutes, using...

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Missouri vs. Kansas border war basketball showdown is about to peak. The No. 4 Tigers (20-2, 7-2) will welcome the No. 8 Jayhawks (18-4, 8-1) to Mizzou Arena for a final time as Big 12 Conference rivals.   This will be the 266th meeting.  Tip-off is at 8:00 p.m. on ESPN. News and Notes: *Game Day Atmosphere: ESPN's Game Day will broadcast live from Mizzou Arena Saturday morning beginning at 9:00 a.m.  The doors open at 7:00 a.m. *Kansas Dominance: Kansas holds a 171-94 all-time record against Missouri, including the past five meetings.   Zaire Taylor's game-winning shot in 2009 gave the Tigers a 62-60 win over the Jayhawks in Columbia.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou's fast start on the hardwoods is earning national respect. The Missouri Tigers jumped up to No. 13 in the Associated Press poll, up eight spots from last week.  The Tigers finished the week 3-0, claiming the College Basketball Experience title in Kansas City by defeating Notre Dame and then No. 18 California.  Mizzou is one of three teams ranked in the top 25. Missouri returns to the court Friday night to...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Trying to build on their best start in 30 years, the sixth-ranked Missouri Tigers hope to keep things rolling when they open the Big 12 schedule Tuesday night against the  Oklahoma  Sooners.  Mizzou (13-0) bumped up two spots in The AP's latest poll, hanging on to its undefeated record after surviving a nail-biter Friday at Old Dominion.   The Tigers will like their chances of adding to their best start since the 1981-82 season--when they started out 19-0--if recent history against the Sooners is any indication. At home, Mizzou has beaten Oklahoma (10-2)

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Missouri Tigers face their second-straight top ten Saturday showdown this weekend. No. 4 Mizzou (21-2, 9-2) play No. 6 Baylor (21-3, 8-3) at Mizzou Arena.  Tip-off is at 12:30 p.m. on the Big 12 Network.  Missouri survived a late comeback at Baylor last month, winning 89-88.  Baylor is coming off its second home loss of the season.  The Bears lost to Kansas 68-54 Wednesday night. News and Notes: *Bears' Number:   Missouri has won the last four meetings against Baylor.  Mizzou has won the last three games by three points or fewer.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- It wasn't a must win game in the Big 12 but then again the Tigers couldn't afford to start 1-3 either.  Marcus Denmon scored 14 points, Phil Pressey added 13 points to lead Mizzou (16-3, 2-2) to a 75-59 Monday matinee victory against the Kansas State Wildcats (13-6, 1-3) at Mizzou Arena. "Coming off a close loss on Saturday, I was happy that our players were able to put that game behind them and play well tonight," said Missouri Tigers head coach Mike Anderson.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Out of the nine teams that made it to the Missouri State High School Athletic Association's final four, also known as the Show-Me Showdown, four played for third place at Mizzou Arena on Friday. Only the class 2 Marionville Lady Comets came away with a win on the day, 43-37 over North Platte. In class 3 on the girls side, the once undefeated Seymour Tigers lost only their second game of the season to Hallsville 47-44. Hallsville had a sizeable lead going into the second half, but the Tigers fought back to fall short with seconds left and placed fourth.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Teams that lost in semifinal games on Thursday play for third place trophies on Friday at Mizzou Arena. Class 1 Boys 5:00 Glasgow 56, St. Joseph Christian 45 Class 1 Girls 3:20 Marion County 65, Jefferson (Conception Junction) 38 Class 2 Boys 1:40 Hayti 79, Osceola 54 Class 2 Girls 12:00 Marionville 43, North Platte (Dearborn) 37 Class 3 Boys 8:20 Mt. Vernon 43, Lutheran North (St.L)

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou downs another top ten team. The Missouri Tigers (23-2, 10-2) used a 14-0 run in the second-half to separate from Baylor (21-4, 8-4) in a 72-57 victory Saturday at the Mizzou Arena.  The Tigers swept the season series against the Bears.  It was the 100th win for Mizzou's seniors. Missouri solved Baylor's zone in the second-half, making a season-high 14 three-pointers.  Phil Pressey hit four three-pointers, scoring a team high of 19 points.  Senior Michael Dixon also added four three-pointers.  Senior Marcus Denmon scored three three-pointers.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou had a memorable week of basketball. The Missouri Tigers (21-2, 8-2) remain ranked No. 4 in this week's Associated Press poll.  The Tigers finished the week with wins at Texas against then No. 8 Kansas at the Mizzou Arena.  The Jayhawks actually moved up a spot to No. 7 despite the loss.  No. 6 Baylor is the other Big 12 Conference school in the top 25 poll. Missouri will go on the road Monday night to play the Oklahoma Sooners.  Tip-off is at 6:00 a.m. on ESPN-U.

35 homes.  Seven teams.  One mission. That was the message Gov. Jay Nixon shared in Columbia today as he launched the 2012 Governor's Joplin Habitat Challenge.  The challenge, in partnership with Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity and Missouri's major athletic organizations, aims to build 35 new homes in the heart of Joplin during 2012 to provide continued aid to the city's recovery. The Governor launched the Challenge during the Missouri-Kansas basketball game at Mizzou Arena, where he was joined by University of Missouri Athletic Director Mike Alden; former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Andy Benes; St. Louis Rams wide receiver and Mizzou Tiger alumnus Danario Alexander; St. Louis Blues CEO Mike McCarthy; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel; Kansas City Royals pitcher and Mizzou Tiger alumnus Aaron Crow; and Patrick Warren, president of the Kansas Speedway, who will represent the speedway, NASCAR and the NASCAR foundation.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Missouri vs. Kansas border war basketball showdown is about to peak. The No. 4 Tigers (20-2, 7-2) will welcome the No. 8 Jayhawks (18-4, 8-1) to Mizzou Arena for a final time as Big 12 Conference rivals.   This will be the 266th meeting.  Tip-off is at 8:00 p.m. on ESPN. News and Notes: *Game Day Atmosphere: ESPN's Game Day will broadcast live from Mizzou Arena Saturday morning beginning at 9:00 a.m.  The doors open at 7:00 a.m. *Kansas Dominance: Kansas holds a 171-94 all-time record against Missouri, including the past five meetings.   Zaire Taylor's game-winning shot in 2009 gave the Tigers a 62-60 win over the Jayhawks in Columbia.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou national profile is still in good shape. The Tigers (19-2, 6-2) dropped two spots to No. 4 in this week's Associated Press basketball poll.  Last week, Missouri lost on the road at Oklahoma State, then defeated Texas Tech at home Saturday.  Missouri will go on the road to play Texas Monday night on ESPN's Big Monday.  The Tip-off is at 8:00 p.m.  Mizzou will play No. 8 Kansas next Saturday night at the Mizzou...

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Sometimes you just find a way to win. The No. 2 Missouri Tigers (19-2, 6-2) overcame a poor shooting night to defeat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-13, 0-8) 63-50 before a packed-house at Mizzou Arena Saturday.  Mizzou shot just 39-percent from the field. "we just didn't make shots, even though we had a lot of good looks," said Missouri Tigers Head Coach Frank Haith.  "Does it make the game look ugly?  I guess when they don't go in, yes.  But we still have to find a way to win. " The Tigers got a big boost early from forward Kim English.  The senior scored 19 of his 22 points in the first-half.  English shot 4-6 from three-point range.