Colin Simmons

Halftime 12 different Tigers saw the floor in the first half. This is definitely a game where Gates is just trying stuff. #Mizzou: 48 l SIUE: 24

#Mizzou is trying a bunch of different things on the defensive end, full court pressure into half court zone, a variety of half court zones and started the game in man None of it has looked super effective

Contrary to what the Cougars have put up on the scoreboard, the Tigers' defense still looks a step behind #Mizzou: 28 l SIUE: 13 1st l 7:19

Jamier Jones with a steal on one end into a windmill dunk on the other. Dude is a flat-out athlete

Toni Bryant looks like a freak of nature against these mid-majors. Jason Crowe Jr. is also having a nice bounce-back game: 3/3 FG, 1/1 3FG, 1/1 FT for 8 points –– the same final total as against SLU #Mizzou: 20 l SIUE: 8 1st l 11:26

Bryson Tiller might have the greenest of green lights. Hasn't seen a shot he hasn't liked

The Tigers' defense does not look like it has a fire lit under it after the SLU game. A lot of gambling leading to open shots for the Cougars. Luckily, they haven't taken advantage #Mizzou: 7 l SIUE: 4 1st l 17:17

Mark Mitchell is down on all fours at the baseline. A #Mizzou assistant helped him off the court, and it appears he has a bloody nose Kennard Davis Jr. checks in for Mitchell

Tigers HC Dennis Gates is rolling with the same starting 5 as the first two games. Toni Bryant only played 13 minutes against SLU. He'll be an interesting one to monitor tonight

#Mizzou gets into layup lines 20 minutes away from tipoff against SIUE. I’ll have live updates from Mizzou Arena and a story after for @RockMNation ⬇️

Antijuan Wilkes Jr. has #Mizzou in his top 8. SEC schools Kentucky, Texas A&M and LSU are also in pursuit Wilkes is Michigan's No. 1 player and the No. 2 O-lineman in the class of 2028. The Tigers' lone commit of the 2028 class thus far is 4-star in-state OT Liam Davis

Kevin Huerter-Daniss Jenkins duo is doing more than Cade-Ausar. Shoutout glue guys

Remember that #Mizzou men’s basketball game over the weekend? Yep, I sure do. Rough weekend for the Tigers I examined the difference between a well oiled SLU team and a Mizzou squad that is still learning how to play together in this story @RockMNation ⬇️ rockmnation.com/missouri-tig…

Postgame reaction: #Mizzou falls to 6-3 after loss at home against #Texas @M_Gustafson27 and I give our thoughts on the Tigers lack of execution, officiating and fourth quarter struggles Go to @RockMNation for some of our written work on the game

Austin Simmons says that physically he's fine, but mentally "this sucks"

Cayden Green says he had "no doubts" in his mind that Austin Simmons would return to the game in the fourth quarter after being injured

Drinkwitz on Austin Simmons: "He's a warrior. He's really disappointed right now. He's taking a lot on his shoulders, and as I told him, at the end of the day, I'm responsible, as the head coach, to make sure that we put a better product out there."

#Mizzou HC Eli Drinkwitz is already at the podium. A snippet from his opening statement: “(Texas) made the plays when they needed to in order to win the game and ultimately we did not. It didn’t come down to officials, didn’t come down to reviews. It came down to opportunities.”