COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Men’s Basketball will begin head coach Cuonzo Martin’s highly anticipated second season at the helm with its home opener vs. Central Arkansas on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The matchup is one of seven games at Mizzou Arena during the Tigers’ 2018-19 non-conference slate.
Mizzou then hits the road Nov. 9 to finish a home-and-home series with Iowa State. It will be the 235th all-time meeting between the former Big 12 rivals, with Mizzou owning a 150-84 edge in the series after a convincing 74-59 homecourt victory over the Cyclones last November. The Tigers have won 10 consecutive games over Iowa State, including the last four matchups at Hilton Coliseum.
Martin’s squad will then compete at the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam tournament from Nov. 16-19, which features Kansas State, Oregon State, Northern Iowa, Old Dominion, Kennesaw State, Penn and Eastern Kentucky. The Tigers face Kennesaw State in the opening round (Nov. 16), either Oregon State or Old Dominion in their second game (Nov. 17 or Nov. 18), and a to-be-determined opponent in their final game (Nov. 19).
Mizzou returns to Columbia for a five-game homestand, beginning with a matchup vs. Temple on Nov. 27. It will be the first meeting between the Tigers and Owls since 1983 and the fourth all-time. Mizzou faces UCF at Mizzou Arena on Dec. 2 before hosting UT Arlington and Oral Roberts on Dec. 4 and Dec. 7, respectively.
The Tigers wrap up the homestand on Dec. 18 by squaring off with Xavier for the fourth time since 2014 and the eighth time in program history. Mizzou then heads to St. Louis for the annual Braggin’ Rights Game vs. Illinois on Dec. 22 at the Enterprise Center before rounding out nonconference play vs. Morehead State in Columbia on Dec. 29.
Full Non-conference Schedule
Tuesday, Nov. 6 vs. Central Arkansas
Friday, Nov. 9 at Iowa State
Friday, Nov. 16 – Monday, Nov. 19 Paradise Jam
Tuesday, Nov. 27 vs. Temple
Sunday, Dec. 2 vs. UCF
Tuesday, Dec. 4 vs. UT-Arlington
Friday, Dec. 7 vs. Oral Roberts
Tuesday, Dec. 18 vs. Xavier
Saturday, Dec. 22 vs. Illinois
Saturday, Dec. 29 vs. Morehead State
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