COLUMBIA, Mo. — It’s been nearly half a century since Missouri won a men’s basketball game on Rocky Top. The last time the Tigers took down Tennessee in Knoxville, Cuonzo Martin had just turned 1. Richard Nixon had just won re-election. "The Godfather" was still ruling the box office.
Been a while, right? The win came on Dec. 16, 1972, a 67-57 victory for Norm Stewart’s team over Ray Mears’ Volunteers. John Brown and Gary Link were MU’s leading scorers.
Since then, Mizzou is 0 for Knoxville, losing five straight games there, including two with Martin on the Vols’ sideline.