Midwest College Teams Post Basketball Blowout Wins
Missouri is set to face Marquette in the Legends Classic in Chicago, seeking a third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance; the programs last met in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, and Missouri leads their series 5-4. In other recent college basketball action, Missouri’s women beat UT Martin 103-59, while Iowa State and Iowa also won comfortably; Kansas City fell to George Mason, 76-68. Minnesota beat St. Thomas 76-62 in the teams’ first men’s basketball meeting since 1934, improving to 7-1. Missouri State beat Newman 89-62 behind a school-record 16 blocks, and Saint Louis defeated Northern Kentucky 125-63, setting program records for points against a Division I opponent, steals and assists.







