CORRECTS ID TO TORRENCE WATSON NOT EVAN YERKES Texas-Arlington's David Azore, left, pushes past Missouri's Torrence Watson, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
L.G. PattersonCOLUMBIA, MO. • After a few choppy weeks to open the season, the Missouri men’s basketball team has found smoother waters lately. With Tuesday’s 65-45 victory over University of Texas-Arlington, the Tigers have two wins in three days and now face a manageable course the rest of the month.
Mizzou’s final four nonconference opponents are just 13-21 collectively, and while that foursome includes two high-profile opponents in Xavier and Illinois, Cuonzo Martin’s Tigers (5-3) are starting to resemble a functional team.