On Wednesday, throwback night at Mizzou Arena might invoke some throwback feelings.
A win over No. 4 Alabama (plus another over Arkansas on Saturday) will launch Mizzou into an echelon that’s been sparsely visited by the Tigers this late in the season. Not only would the top 10 of the AP poll be within reach, but they’ll likely be held in the same regard as some of college basketball’s top teams.
It is a little odd, however, that MU’s throwback night will come against Alabama. The two teams have met just 22 times — 17 of them have come after Mizzou joined the SEC in 2012.