Columbia, Mo. ? Mike Anderson has zero interest in a game of connect the dots.
Missouri’s coach knows better than to try to concoct a positive scenario for tonight’s game at Kansas based on events of the last few days. Missouri’s 77-74 upset of No. 22 Kansas State on Saturday with three players still under disciplinary suspension, Anderson said, has no relation to the Wildcats’ once-in-a-generation victory over the Jayhawks three days earlier.
Kansas State was the hottest team in the Big 12 after ending its 24-game homecourt losing streak against Kansas. Then, somehow, a Missouri team seemingly in crisis mode shrugged off a 15-point deficit.
Next for MU comes the rematch against Kansas (21-1, 6-1), which shook off a sluggish start and perhaps a lingering hangover from the Kansas State in a 72-59 victory at Colorado on Saturday. The Jayhawks won 76-70 at Missouri on Jan. 19 despite going without a basket in the final 71â2 minutes, have won four in a row in the series and have rarely been tested by the Tigers.
