Matter's Morning Takeaways: Mizzou's latest loss one for the ages
A look back at the Tigers' deflating loss to Kansas City.
This one didn’t feel like a fluke. The Roos nearly led from start to finish, falling behind for all of 35 seconds on Norm Stewart Court.
• Where does this one rank in the annals of worst Mizzou Arena losses? It’s up there. Since the arena opened in 2004, here are the lowest-ranked nonconference teams by KenPom.com to beat the Tigers on their home floor:
No. 182 Sam Houston State, 2005
No. 286 Kansas City, 2014
No. 161 North Carolina Central, 2016
No. 220 Eastern Illinois, 2016
No. 165 Lipscomb, 2016
No. 318 Charleston Southern, 2019
No. 223 Kansas City, 2021
Monday’s margin of defeat (14 points) was the widest of those seven games. All but the North Carolina Central game was decided by single digits.
