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Siena's Ryan Rossiter had 24 points and 13 rebounds, but St. John's got 23 points from D.J. Kennedy to take a 77-68 victory last night.

David Gonzalvez scored 18 points to lead Richmond to a thrilling 59-52 win over Missouri on Saturday night to clinch the South Padre Island Invitational.

Missouri held off a late run by Old Dominion to win their semifinal matchup at the South Padre Island Invitational 66-61 Friday night.

The biggest play of Tuesday night's game didn't happen when the players were on the court.

COLUMBIA, Mo. a ' If youa TMre a fan of 3-point shooting, Mizzou Arena was the place to be Tuesday night.

English scores career-high 26 in MU victory. Kim English might not like coming off the bench for the Missouri basketball team, but the role certainly seems to suit him.

On the opening weekend of Thanksgiving Break, the generous atmosphere of the holiday infused Mizzou Arena a little early.

Missouri runs past Texas -Pan American, 100-44 Eds: APNewsNow. Missouri 100, Texas-Pan American 44.

Before their season-opening game against Tennessee-Martin, the Tigers raised banners commemorating last seasona s Big 12 Tournament Championship and appearance in the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament.

Missouri won its regular season basketball opener 83-68 over Tennessee Martin, but Tigers senior guard J.T. Tiller - a candidate for the national Wooden Award - suffered a sprained left foot early in the second half and did not return.

Jason James, a Parkway West High graduate and former Forest Park Community College coach, brings his Tennessee-Martin basketball team to Mizzou Arena tonight for the Missouri Tigers' season opener.

Hitting a three-pointer as the clock expires typically leads to some sort of dramatic celebration.

Mitch Holthus saw the Missouri Valley Conference become a mid-major basketball darling, and he trumpeted the league as its primary television play-by-play voice.

It did not have quite the effect of knocking off Memphis in the Sweet 16, but Missouri took care of business in its opening exhibition game against the Truman State Bulldogs, winning 96-33. a oeEverybody came out and competed,a senior guard Zaire Taylor said.

Missouris starting five bolted to a 15-3 lead on overwhelmed Truman State. The Tigers second five sophomores Miguel Paul, Marcus Denmon, Laurence Bowers and Steve Moore were joined on the court by freshman Michael Dixon hit the Bulldogs with a 12-2 scoring run in the next 3 minutes, 34 seconds.

Le Moyne, a Division II school in Syracuse, N.Y., and Northwood, an NAIA program in West Palm Beach, Fla., made headlines this week when they knocked off Syracuse and Florida International in exhibition play.

Missouri is coming off a postseason run that ended one game shy of the Final Four and lost its top two scorers.

Mizzou basketball player Kimmie English lives, breathes, and sleeps basketball -- literally.

On Friday night, Missouri took one final look back before the unofficial start of the 2009 basketball season.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon needing true freshman Michael Dixon to run the point for the team Nixon was coaching in Missouris Black & Gold Basketball Scrimmage exercised executive privilege.