1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

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1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight Tournament Champions
Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
1981–82 record27–4 (12–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home arenaHearnes Center
Seasons
1981–82 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Missouri 12 2   .857 27 4   .871
Kansas State 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
Oklahoma 8 6   .571 22 11   .667
Nebraska 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 15 12   .556
Iowa State 5 9   .357 10 17   .370
Kansas 4 10   .286 13 14   .481
Colorado 3 11   .214 11 16   .407
1982 Big Eight Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight regular season and tournament titles, reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, and finished with an overall record of 27–4 (12–2 Big Eight).

Roster[]

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Big Eight Conference Tournament
Mar 2, 1982*
No. 5 Colorado
Big Eight Tournament Quarterfinal
W 72–60  24–3
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Mar 3, 1982*
No. 5 vs. Nebraska
Big Eight Tournament Semifinal
W 58–53  25–3
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
Mar 4, 1982*
No. 5 vs. Oklahoma
Big Eight Tournament Championship
W 68–63  26–3
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1982*
(2 MW) No. 5 vs. (7 MW) Marquette W 73–69  27–3
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
Mar 19, 1982*
(2 MW) No. 5 vs. (6 MW) Houston L 78–79  27–4
The Checkerdome 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central.

Rankings[]

Awards[]

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