No. 13 Missouri pauses basketball activities, postpones LSU game due to COVID-19

On Friday, the men's basketball program of the No. 13-ranked Missouri Tigers became the latest to halt activities because of COVID-19 issues. 

As a result of the pause, Missouri's home game against the LSU Tigers scheduled to take place on Saturday night is postponed. No new date for that matchup was included in the school's official statement, and it's also unknown how many positive coronavirus tests, if any, were recently recorded among Missouri players or staff members.

"This continues to be a challenging time across the college basketball landscape, and it is important that we prioritize the health and safety of our student-athletes first and foremost," Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin said for the prepared statement. "In laying out the schedule, the SEC has allowed for a week at the end of the season for the possibility that games would be canceled, and we look forward to hosting LSU at a later date. Once we can return to competition safely, we will do so."

Missouri fell to 7-2 overall via a 78-63 loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs this past Tuesday. The Tigers are scheduled to face the Vanderbilt Commodores next Tuesday and then play at the Texas A&M Aggies on Jan. 16, but the statuses of those games will be determined at a later time.