COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri has been swimming against the current for since the start of SEC play after going 1-3 against its four power-conference opponents in non-conference play.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri managed to escape with an 84-79 win over Mississippi State to sit at 5-4 at the midway point of SEC play. Just about every game is a "must-win" for the Tigers for the remainder of the season.
Starting in 1985, the NBA implemented a lottery system in order to determine which team receives the No. 1 overall pick in that year's draft. But, this time we don't want you to name the top pick, but instead the pick that came after No. 1. How many of the second overall picks from this time cane you name in six minutes?
The Sooners were five seconds away from ending their losing streak on Saturday. But that proved to be too much for Missouri’s Trent Pierce. With the Tigers trailing by three points, Pierce hit a 3-pointer from the logo to tie the game and send it to overtime.
Missouri's captain group earned another member early in SEC play, with forward Trent Pierce being named a captain for the Tigers after returning from injury, head coach Dennis Gates revealed Monday.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri grabbed its third win of SEC play Wednesday night, taking down Auburn in a 84-74 win. Missouri has now started SEC play 3-1, including two wins over Final-Four teams from last season.
Jayden Stone scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Missouri past Auburn 84-74 on Wednesday night in Columbia, Mo. Mark Mitchell had 20 points, five assists and five assists as Missouri (13-4, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) improved to 11-0 at home.
Even if it wasn't the prettiest team performance, it's very clear that Jayden Stone and Trent Pierce are game-changing players for the Missouri Tigers.
Missouri will be one step closer to full strength Saturday night in its SEC opener against No. 22 Florida, with two key players set to return from injury.
The Missouri Tigers will be without junior wing Trent Pierce and sophomore guard Annor Boateng for Missouri's season-opening game against Howard, per the university.
The Oklahoma native made a pretty big leap in year 2, even if consistency eluded him. Last season when we conducted our top 8 roster experiment, there were only three people who picked Trent Pierce to land himself inside the top 8 in the rotation.
Watch the video below as Missouri basketball reporter Michael Stamps takes a look at the lack of playing time Missouri forward Trent Pierce received against Oklahoma.
The Missouri Tigers came away with another win over a highly ranked team on Tuesday. In a road game they were expected to lose, the Tigers ended up with a 83-82 win over the No.
Missouri coach Dennis Gates was faced with a decision to make ahead of its matchup with Alabama State Monday evening. Guard Anthony Robinson II was unavailable due to an illness, so someone from the bench unit needed to be brought up to replace him. Well, that decision didn't take much consideration for Gates.
Missouri coach Dennis Gates was faced with a decision to make ahead of its matchup with Alabama State Monday evening. Guard Anthony Robinson II was unavailable due to an illness, so someone from the bench unit needed to be brought up to replace him.
It was close for a little bit, and then Trent Pierce arrived. There’s a lot less to wax poetically about when you’re talking about a workman like 27 point win in a buy game versus an unexpected win over your centuries long arch rival.
The Missouri Tigers earned their ninth win of the season Saturday, securing a 88-61 win over Long Island. In the nine wins, Missouri has outscored opponents by 229 points.
Trent Pierce came off the bench to score a career-high 24 points and lead Missouri past Long Island 88-61 on Saturday in Columbia, Mo. Marques Warrick scored 16 points off the bench and Mark Mitchell had 15 to go along with seven rebounds and five assists for the Tigers (9-1).
The Tigers move to 9-1 for just the second time since the 2014-15 season. Over the first four-and-a-half minutes of action on Saturday, LIU was going toe-to-toe with Mizzou.