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Mizzou, Kansas renew Border War basketball rivalry, will begin six-game series next year

The Border War is back on. The Missouri and Kansas men’s basketball teams have agreed to revive their series that’s been dormant since Mizzou left the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference seven years ago. The longtime rivals will start a six-year series starting next season with games in Kansas City, Columbia, Mo., and Lawrence, Kan.

The first meeting is scheduled for Dec. 12, 2020 at Kansas City’s Sprint Center. The series will altnerate between the two college towns the following season with games set for Lawrence in 2021-22 and 2023-24 and Columbia in 2022-23 and 2024-25. The six-year series will conclude back in Kansas City on Dec.