THOSE MISSOURI BASKETBALL TIGERS!

They have done it. Round of 32 bound.

For the first time since March 19th, 2010 against Clemson — your Missouri Basketball Tigers have won an NCAA Tournament game in a 76-65 victory over Utah State.

That’s a span of 4,745 days.

Sharpie them, Seth Davis!

Not only did Mizzou get their first NCAA Tournament win since 2010 - but Dennis Gates became the first head coach in program history to lead Mizzou to an NCAA Tournament win in a debut season.

An incredibly fun season that has 100 percent exceeded preseason expectations up to this point continues on Saturday against No. 15 Princeton — who upset No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55.

Yeah, that’s right. Tigers vs Tigers at 5:10 p.m. CT on Saturday late afternoon (on TNT).

Moving on, Mizzou Women’s Basketball won their WNIT opener 61-51 over Illinois State to advance to the second round and will play the winner of Western Kentucky and kansas, which tips off tomorrow. Hayley Frank led the Tigers with 15 points. RECAP on MUTigers.com.

And from Mizzou Wrestling: Tiger Style sits in Third Place after Day One at the NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Missouri has a team total of 17.5 overall points, behind Penn State (26.0) and Iowa (21.5). More on MUTigers.com.

Man, what a day. This is the best time of the year. PLENTY more coverage to come on the site. For now, onto the links. M-I-Z!

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Yesterday at Rock M

• PREVIEW from Brandon Haynes: Missouri targets first NCAA victory since 2010 against Utah State
• Mizzou WBB Preview from Lauren Rosenberg: Tigers look to redeem season against the Redbirds
• Gamer from Parker Gillam: Brown, Hodge propel Missouri to the Round of 32
• Study Hall from Sam Snelling: Mizzou 76, Utah State 65
• WNIT Gamer from Adeen Rao: Smith’s double-double leads Mizzou WBB to WNIT Opening Round win over Illinois State
• Mizzou NCAA Championships Wrestling from Matthew Smith: Day One Recap

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More Links:

(STLToday)

• From Benjamin Hochman: With D’Moi Hodge rising, Mizzou basketball will beat Utah State in March Madness
• Game story from Dave Matter: Mizzou basketball erupts in second half for first NCAA Tournament win in 13 years
• From Dave Matter: Kobe Brown’s second-half outburst lifts Mizzou basketball to second round of March Madness
• From Dave Matter: Injury sidelines Mizzou basketball’s Tre Gomillion but victory gives him chance to return

(KCStar)

• From Vahe Gregorian: How Mizzou’s turnaround hinged on Kobe Brown’s momentous decision not to enter transfer portal
• Photos: MU battles Utah State in first round of 2023 NCAA Tournament
• From Vahe Gregorian: How Mizzou ended its 13-year NCAA Tournament drought in Dennis Gates’ first season
• From Vahe Gregorian: Princeton upset makes for matchup with Mizzou, but MU takes that lightly at own peril

(Columbia Missourian)

• From Jack Knowlton: Tigers advance: Missouri tops Utah State in NCAA Tournament
• Series preview from Ethan Burke: MU baseball takes on No. 2 Tennessee in SEC opener
• Photos from Lin Choi and Anna Griffin: MU fans celebrate MU advance in NCAA Tournament
• From Jaden Lewis: Kobe Brown’s heroics spur Tigers to NCAA Tournament win

(Columbia Daily Tribune)

• From Chris Kwiecinski: Mizzou wins its first NCAA Tournament game since 2010. Here’s how the Tigers beat Utah State
• From Chris Kwiecinski: After sizzling in the NCAA Tournament, Mizzou’s Kobe Brown proved he’s one of the best in America

(Miscellaneous/Tweets)

• On MUTigers.com, Baseball Hosts No. 4 Tennessee for SEC Opening Weekend
• Postgame scenes from press conferences and inside the locker room:

• Great postgame quote here from Gates, via Vahe Gregorian:

• NBA Draft expert Jonathan Givony on Kobe Brown’s game:

• This is awesome from Dana Jacobson:

• Updated game-time schedules for Mizzou Baseball and Softball this weekend:

• A throwback to Mizzou Football’s Cotton Bowl win over Arkansas:

• AND we had a Mizzou Club Hockey win!

• Mizzou Football celebrating the hoops win. Love to see it!

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