Mizzou men’s basketball to battle State tonight in SEC tournament

By Brian Hauswirth
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Dennis Gates’ Missouri Tiger men’s basketball team plays Thursday evening against Mississippi State in the SEC tournament in Nashville.

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Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates attends the bipartisan NIL bill-signing ceremony at Mizzou’s Memorial Stadium in Columbia (August 15, 2023 file photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth)

Mizzou comes into the game 21-10 overall, with a 10-8 conference record. They’ve lost three straight heading into the tournament and haven’t won since February 25. Mizzou’s Caleb Grill has earned the SEC’s sixth man of the year award. Grill leads all players nationwide coming off the bench with 14 points.

Tonight’s game tips off at 6 at Bridgestone Arena. You can hear the game on the Central Bank Tiger Radio Network from Learfield on Zimmer sister stations KTGR (FM 100.5 and 105.1 and AM 1580) and KCMQ (FM 96.7). Mike Kelly and Chris Gervino have the call. It will also be televised on the SEC Network.