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Welcome to another night of puzzle pieces, of trying to fit square pegs into round holes, of converting guards into rebounders and forwards into scorers.

Chants rang from the Rock Bridge student section, "MAR-CUS DEN-MON!, LAUR-ENCE BOW-ERS!" until the two Missouri men's basketball players stood and waved from the bleachers of the Rock Bridge gym.

Missouri men's basketball coach Mike Anderson celebrated his 50th birthday Saturday with a lopsided win over Farleigh Dickinson.

Nine games into the Missouri men's basketball season one would have expected a team like Missouri to have outmuscled some of its weaker opponents.

Missouri freshmen John Underwood and Tyler Stone have been a work in progress since they first arrived on campus.

Missouri Coach Mike Anderson had to wait another 20 minutes to open his 50th birthday present.

Tulsa a 'Michael Craiom hit a driving layup with 0.9 seconds remaining and then intercepted the inbounds pass to help Oral Roberts rally for a stunning 60-59 win over Missouri, Wednesday at Mabee Center.

Tigers lose 11-point lead, fall for third straight time away from home. TULSA, Okla.

Every time Missouri takes the floor this season, it sparks a renewal of one of basketball's biggest debates.

Basketball wise guys always tell you that you do not fall in love unconditionally with college basketball teams in November and December.

See the gamelog and recap of tonight's Missouri basketball game against Oregon. The University of Oregon is having a great week so far.

After back-to-back losses away from home, the Missouri Tigers were clearly glad to return to the friendly confines of Mizzou Arena.

If only for Missouri fans, it very well may be one of the more enduring photos of last season's NCAA Tournament.

A major weakness of the Missouri men's basketball team was well exposed in Wednesday's 89-83 loss at Vanderbilt.

On Missouris magical run to the Elite Eight last season the Tigers never lost two consecutive games.

In a famous scene from the movie "Hoosiers," Gene Hackman's character, the coach of a small-town Indiana high school basketball team, pulls out a tape measure and instructs his players to measure the height of the basket's rim inside Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse, where his team is preparing to play for the state championship.

Posted November 24, 2009 at 10:53 a.m. Don Shrubshell photo Freshman guard Mike Dixon made the most of his chance to start in place of injured senior J.T. Tiller with nine points and seven assists on Sunday.

South Padre Island, Texas -- Missouri held off a late run by Old Dominion to win their semifinal matchup at the South Padre Island Invitational 66-61 Friday night.

David Gonzalvez scored 18 points to lead Richmond to a thrilling 59-52 win over Missouri on Saturday night to clinch the South Padre Island Invitational.

Mizzou updates throughout the game on twitter. Just follow at BlumbergOTB. JT Tiller returned to the starting lineup after missing two games with a bruised foot.