At the risk of oversimplifying (and dramatizing) things, we’ve reached a sticking point in the 2019-2020 Missouri basketball season.
We know Missouri is good — bad teams don’t go to Xavier and force overtime. But how good is still very much in question. The Tigers have throttled nearly every team that has dared step into Mizzou Arena, but have looked far more vulnerable against programs of higher renown. Ideally, the Tigers would have another win or two in hand and a little more wiggle room in the back half of their non-conference slate. Instead, the Tigers are 4-3 and in need of a winning streak to enter SEC play on a high note.