The highs Missouri basketball created have expired with a three-game, regular-season closing run. Now, where will the Tigers take us next?
After getting a win over the Tigers on Friday, the Bearcats drop back-to-back games to Missouri on Saturday. Game one of the double header only lasted seven innings with Missouri going up by 10 runs after scoring 13 runs in the fourth inning on their way to a 16-6 win.
The key talking points after Mark Pope and the Wildcats’ victory against Dennis Gates and the Tigers in the regular-season finale.
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Missouri Tigers guard T.O. Barrett, left, puts up a shot past Oklahoma Sooners forward Jalon Moore during an SEC men’s basketball game at the Lloyd Noble Center on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 in Norman, Okla. Alonzo Adams Imagn Images
Heading into the new year, the Tigers will have to deal with the loss of several key players on both sides of the ball. Defensively, longtime Tigers departed at all three levels — personnel turnover, like winter weather, was going to hit Mizzou hard.