LEO LYONS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Leo Lyons hit 6-of-11 shots and netted a team-high 15 points, but it wasn't enough to lead his team to victory in the opening round of action at the Portsmouth Invitational.

Mizzou Basketball senior forwards DeMarre Carroll and Leo Lyons earned a few more postseason accolades this week, as both players were selected to participate in the prestigious Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (P.I.T.), April 8-11 in Portsmouth, Va.

Athens, GA (Mar 29, 2009) - In Elite Eight action from the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball tournament on Saturday, Missouri lost to UConn 82-75 in the West Region final. This is the transcript of the University of Missouri post-game press conference as provided by the NCAA and ASAP Sports.THE MODERATOR: We have been joined by Coach Anderson and the Missouri student athletes. Again...

Leo Lyons and Matt Lawrence each had 13 points for Missouri but the Tigers fell to top-seeded UConn, 82-75, in the Elite Eight on Saturday.

#3-seed Missouri vs. #1-seed UConn Tip-Off: 4:40 PM ET Sagarin Ratings: UConn (94.21), Mizzou (91.04) Line: UConn -5.5 Missouri’s strength is their forward duo of Leo Lyons and DeMarre Carroll, but guard J.T. Tiller scored a season-high 23 points against Memphis. Mizzou got Memphis to play at its pace, but I don’t think that the Tigers are going to [...]

EAST REGION#1Pitt-72#16 ETSU-62Simply put, if DeJuan Blair did not have a big game,26pts. and 16rebs, Pitt would have loss to East Tennessee State. This 1 vs. 16 battle looked more like a 8 vs. 9 game. Pitt did not secure a double digit until the final seconds of the game. The NCAA Selection committee is shaken in their boots because they know a 16 seed with eventually down a top...

Zaire Taylor scored a season-high 19 points and Leo Lyons added 12 of his 15 points in the second half as No. 14 Missouri beat Oklahoma State 67-59 to move on to the Big 12 championship game.

(8-1) Missouri showed both sides to their team this past Saturday against (5-3) Murray State in a 75-64 win in Columbia. Mizzou was led by their seniors, who consumed well over half of the Tigers? points. Leo Lyons contributed with 14 points and 12 rebounds to go along with DeMarre Carrol?s 13 ...

Saturday is once again barren of college hoops as football rivalry games litter the schedule. Sunday, we'll see the end of the Puerto Rico tip-off, including consolation games.SundayXavier vs. Memphis, 7:30pm, ESPN2 (Puerto Rico)This is the best televised game we have, as these are two teams ...

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