Tigers put on their dancing shoes
The Mizzou men’s basketball team took care of business this past weekend, and in turn, the NCAA selection committee took care of the Tigers.
After toppling Texas Tech in its first game of the Big 12 Tournament, Mizzou went on to beat No. 7 seed Oklahoma State 67-59 on Friday and No. 9 Baylor 73-60 in Saturday’s championship. It was Mizzou’s first Big 12 championship in any men’s sport and Mizzou’s second Big 12 championship this academic year, on the heels of the women’s soccer team’s championship in the fall.
The Tigers were rewarded with the West’s No. 3 seed in the Big Dance, where they will play Ivy League champion No. 14 Cornell in the first game Friday at 2 p.m. in Boise, Idaho. Assuming Mizzou wins, a safe bet for 3-14 matchups, the Tigers will play the winner of No. 6 Marquette and No. 11 Utah State on Sunday.
If Mizzou makes the Sweet 16, play shifts to the regional location of Glendale, Ariz. There, the Tigers could possibly play Conference USA champion No. 2 Memphis, a team that has won more than 60 consecutive games in conference. No. 1 in the region is UCONN, a powerhouse in the basketball-rich Big East Conference, which received three No. 1 seeds in the tournament.
Follow the brackets on NCAA.com, and check back for updates on the Live Wire Blog throughout the tournament.
Go MIZZOU!!!!! We are so proud of all the accomplishments and that you raised the level of playing and sports at Missouri. From women’s basketball to the women’s softball and soccer teams. From coach Gary Pinkel and the football team and winning bowl games to coach Mike Anderson turning this team around and taking them to the dance. Great championship this year and thanks for giving us good college sports to watch again.
GO MU! See ya at the Final Four in the Motor City.
My guess is Mizzou and North Carolina or Louisville in the Final with MU taking its first NCAA Title.
Good Luck in the dance!
Roy | March16, 2009
I’m so happy to be dancing again. I love the Tigers, and I can’t wait to cheer them all the way to the finals. M I Z!
Jen | March17, 2009
ZOU!!! Going all the way, baby!
Kevin | March17, 2009
Wooo hooo! Go MU!
Someone. | March17, 2009
Pundits are watching!
AJ | March19, 2009
dance, dance, dance!!!
Melissa | March19, 2009
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