COLUMBIA, Mo. — Cold and dreary is mixed up with moments warm and fuzzy. Big picture progress has been spoiled by the pressing concerns of the present.
Welcome to the postseason, Missouri men’s basketball.
If March feels messy for the No. 15 Tigers, it’s because it is. Mizzou, which wrapped up the regular season Saturday 21-10 overall and 10-8 in Southeastern Conference play, has floated listlessly and lifelessly to the finish line.
For the first time this season, MU has lost three consecutive games. They happened to be the last three, part of a six-game stretch in which the Tigers have given up 90-plus opponents five times and won just twice.