Success, what do they say about it? It's when opportunity meets preparation?

Countless hours shooting, dribbling, and lifting in the offseason took care of the latter part of the formula. It only took a Saturday full of Big 12 action to provide the Missouri Tigers with the former.

After last weekend's contests, the Missouri Tigers find themselves in sole possession of fourth place in the Big 12 conference. Sure, while fourth place is wonderful to see for a team picked to finish seventh in the preseason, this place in the standings stands for something else besides the fact preseason rankings are pointless.

A Big 12 Tournament first round bye.

With Baylor losing at Oklahoma State last Saturday, the Tigers lay s...

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