Missouri Showing Off That They Know How to Win

The Missouri Tigers' starting lineup features four guards and one forward. Before the season began, they lost one of their best players, Laurence Bowers, to an ACL tear. Needless to say, the experts and media have critiqued this Missouri squad all season. They will say how they aren't big enough, or that they won't be able to defend the post or rebound well enough. The Tigers have focused on letting their play do the talking for them.

#4 Missouri convincingly beat #6 Baylor 72-57 tonight. It is the second time they have beaten the Bears this season. They also beat conference rival Kansas. They are currently 5-1 against the Top 25. The Tigers' overall record now stands at 23-2. They are 10-2 in Big 12 play. Their only losses came to Kansas State and Oklahoma State. Those nights they simply didn't shoot the ball as well as they usually do and didn't step up on defense enough to compensate. The bottomline though is this team has been consistently good most of this season.

The state of Missouri is nicknamed the Show Me State. The Missouri Tigers have been showing off their winning talent all season. Experts might still criticize them for what they are not, but the Tigers will be content doing what they are. Yes, they are not big, but that also creates matchup problems for the teams they play. The Tigers shoot the ball extremely well, are quick, play great team defense, and rebound the ball well. This creates many matchup problems for opposing squads. Missouri might not fit the traditional college basketball mold, but that does not mean they don't know how to win. These Tigers have without a doubt shown that to us.