Wednesday, February 22, 2012

This Team has Missouri's Number

The Missouri Tigers have lost only three games the entire season. That’s the good news. The bad news is two of those loses came against Kansas State.

It’s safe to say the Wildcats have Missouri’s number.

Kansas State dominated the Tigers in a 78-68 win last night at Columbia. The Wildcats flexed their muscle and Missouri put up little resistance.

Kansas State is on a mission of its own. The Wildcats beat then No. 9/10 Baylor last Saturday. Now, they add No.3 Missouri to its resume. This work should be more than enough to earn Kansas State (19-8) a NCAA tournament bid.

Missouri is in danger of losing a Big 12 Conference title. The Tigers are one game behind Kansas and must face the Jayhawks in Lawrence Saturday. Missouri will have to show much more toughness against Kansas than it did against Kansas State to have a chance for a victory.

And you can bet Kansas Coach Bill Self took notes on how Kansas State bullied Missouri. Look for the Jayhawks to try that same route Saturday.

Missouri should be fine once it gets past this week. But don’t bring the Kansas State name to the Tigers. Understandably, they are a bit testy about the subject.

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