Mizzou men’s basketball hosting Alabama State Thursday night in Columbia

By Brian Hauswirth
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Dennis Gates’ Missouri men’s basketball team returns home to host Alabama State Thursday night on Norm Stewart Court.

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Columbia’s Mizzou Arena is the home of the Tigers (2022 file photo courtesy of University of Missouri Athletics associate director Jason Veniskey)

The 8-2 Tigers have lost two straight, falling to Notre Dame and to Kansas. Missouri senior Mark Mitchell is one of just seven players in the nation getting 18 points, six rebounds and three assists a game this year.

The Hornets, which play in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, are 3-6. You can hear tonight’s game on the Central Bank Tiger Radio Network from Learfield on Zimmer’s KTGR (FM 100.5, 105.1 and AM 1580) and on KCMQ (FM 96.7) with Mike Kelly and Chris Gervino. Pregame coverage begins at 6:30, with a 7 pm tipoff.

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The Missouri men’s basketball team scored 88 points in this year’s season opener at Howard
(November 3, 2025 file photo courtesy of Mizzou Athletics director of strategic communications Jason Veniskey)

Tonight is MU’s Fighting for Literacy contest and donations will be collected to support the Heart of Missouri United Way.