Laurence Bowers

Denmon scores 24 to lead No. 9 Missouri to rout of Northern Illinois. Marcus Denmon scored 24 points to lead No. 9 Missouri to a 97-61 blowout victory over Northern Illinois on Monday night.

Huge final minute helps No. 9 Missouri beat No. 21 Illinois 75-64. Laurence Bowers made a four-point play with a layup and two free throws after an intentional foul with 40 seconds to go, fueling a huge final minute for No. 9 Missouri in a 75-64 victory over No. 21 Illinois on Wednesday night.

Braggin' Rights game between Illinois, Missouri the season's first matchup of 10-win schools. This year's Illinois-Missouri Braggin' Rights clash has a little something extra, the season's first matchup of two 10-win schools.

No. 13 Missouri routs Central Arkansas 116-63 to run non-conference home win streak to 54. Marcus Denmon scored 21 points and Laurence Bowers added 20 on 8-of-9 shooting to lead No. 13 Missouri to a 116-63 win over Central Arkansas on Saturday night.

Bowers' 17 points leads No. 13 Missouri over Oral Roberts 81-62. Laurence Bowers scored 17 points and No. 13 Missouri avenged last season's defeat to Oral Roberts with an 81-62 victory Thursday night.

Jason Clark hits 3 3 in overtime, No. 16 Georgetown holds on to beat No. 9 Missouri 111-102. Jason Clark hit three 3-pointers in overtime, lifting No. 16 Georgetown to a bruising 111-102 victory Tuesday night over No. 9 Missouri, which erased an 18-point halftime deficit but faltered at the free throw line in the final seconds of regulation.

Kim English scores season-high 18 points to lead No. 11 Missouri over Pine Bluff 91-63. Kim English scored a season-high 18 points after going scoreless in his last outing and No. 11 Missouri rolled past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 91-63 on Sunday afternoon.

Missouri beats La Salle to win Cancun Challenge. Marcus Denmon scored a season-high 21 points to lead No. 11 Missouri to an 83-71 victory over La Salle in the championship game of the Cancun Challenge.

No. 11 Missouri holds off Wyoming in Cancun Challenge semifinals. Michael Dixon scored a career-high 17 points to help No. 11 Missouri beat Wyoming 72-62 in the semifinals of the Cancun Challenge.

No. 15 Missouri forces arena-record 34 turnovers in 96-58 victory over North Florida. During a timeout with about 8 minutes to go, Missouri coach Mike Anderson challenged his players to hold the opposition scoreless the rest of the way.

No. 15 Missouri overcomes free throw misfires, edges Western Illinois 66-61 in opener. Laurence Bowers had nine points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots, and No. 15 Missouri overcame awful free throw shooting in its opener to hold off Western Illinois 66-61 on Thursday night.

Five key contributors return for Tigers, ranked 15th in preseason. Expectations keep going up at Missouri. You'll not hear Mike Anderson complaining about it.

At Missouri, Anderson's 'kids' really are _ not to mention nephews, best pal's sons. Missouri's Mike Anderson is one basketball coach who literally means it when he talks about the Tiger program as his family.

Kim English and Keith Ramsey each score 20, Missouri defense swarms Clemson for 86-78 victory. "The Fastest 40 Minutes in Basketball" is still humming.

Surgery can wait for Missouri forward as Tigers prepare for NCAA tourney match with Clemson. Injured Missouri forward Laurence Bowers will postpone surgery on two torn wrist ligaments until after the Tigers' NCAA tournament appearance.

Brandon Richardson leads Nebraska on 16-1 run, Cornhuskers stun Missouri 75-60 in Big 12. Brandon Richardson scored 19 points and No. 12 seed Nebraska took command with an early 16-1 run and shocked No. 5 seed Missouri 75-60 Wednesday in an opening-round upset at the Big 12 tournament.

Missouri rebounds from Kansas debacle with 95-80 rout over Oklahoma State. Kim English ended a scoring slump with 20 points and had four of Missouri's 16 3-pointers, helping the Tigers bounce back from their worst loss of the season by whipping Oklahoma State 95-80 on Saturday.

Aldrich dominates inside, No. 2 Kansas uses big first half to roll over rival Missouri 84-65. Battling a lingering illness and distraught as his grandmother battled a terminal illness, Cole Aldrich wasn't the same fun-loving goofball he had been during first two months of the season.

Denmon, Taylor help Missouri knock off No. 11 Kansas State 74-68 in Big 12 opener. Marcus Denmon scored nine of his 14 points in the final six minutes and Zaire Taylor hit a big 3-pointer late, lifting Missouri to a gritty 74-68 win over No. 11 Kansas State on Saturday in the Big 12 opener for both teams.