The Missouri Tigers (11-3, 0-1) still have reason to be optimistic as they enter play in the Southeastern Conference, but Saturday afternoon, they ran into a te

The Missouri Tigers men’s basketball team opened the Southeastern Conference portion of its 2024-25 schedule with an 84-68 loss to No. 2-ranked Auburn on Saturday afternoon in Auburn, Alabama. Mizzou (11-3, 0-1 SEC) entered the game at Neville Arena seeking its first league victory since beating Tennessee in the SEC Tournament on March 10, 2023.

Missouri basketball faces Auburn on Saturday afternoon in Auburn, Alabama, to open its Southeastern Conference slate. That means Mizzou, playing its first SEC game since losing all 19 matchups it played against league opponents in the 2023-24 season, is traveling to face one of the top teams in the nation for its first shot at redemption.