1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight tournament champions; Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	27–4 (12–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (15th season);
Home arena	Hearnes Center

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
Dec 1, 1981*	No. 16	Alcorn State	W 82–51	1–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 4, 1981*	No. 16	East Carolina Show-Me Classic	W 87–55	2–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 5, 1981*	No. 16	Wyoming Show-Me Classic	W 64–54	3–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 8, 1981*	No. 13	vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights	W 78–68 ^OT	4–0	St. Louis Arena (15,187) St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 12, 1981*	No. 13	Baylor	W 70–51	5–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 21, 1981*	No. 11	Youngstown State	W 97–60	6–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 27, 1981*	No. 9	vs. No. 19 UAB	W 98–80	7–0	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 28, 1981*	No. 7	at Southern California	W 65–58	8–0	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Jan 2, 1982*	No. 7	vs. Notre Dame	W 92–70	9–0	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 6, 1982*	No. 4	Austin Peay	W 81–63	10–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 9, 1982	No. 4	at Colorado	W 72–50	11–0 (1–0)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 13, 1982	No. 2	Oklahoma State	W 54–49	12–0 (2–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 16, 1982	No. 2	at Nebraska	W 44–42	13–0 (3–0)	Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 17, 1982* NBC	No. 2	vs. No. 17 Louisville	W 69–55	14–0	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 20, 1982	No. 2	Kansas Border War	W 41–35	15–0 (4–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 23, 1982	No. 2	Oklahoma	W 84–64	16–0 (5–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 27, 1982	No. 1	at Iowa State	W 86–73	17–0 (6–0)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Jan 30, 1982	No. 1	at No. 14 Kansas State	W 59–58	18–0 (7–0)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 3, 1982	No. 1	Colorado	W 80–54	19–0 (8–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 6, 1982	No. 1	Nebraska	L 51–67	19–1 (8–1)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 9, 1982 ESPN	No. 4	at Kansas Border War	W 42–41	20–1 (9–1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 13, 1982	No. 4	at Oklahoma State	W 89–82	21–1 (10–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 16, 1982	No. 4	Iowa State	W 100–71	22–1 (11–1)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 18, 1982	No. 4	at Oklahoma	W 60–55	23–1 (12–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 20, 1982* NBC	No. 4	at No. 13 Georgetown	L 51–63	23–2	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Feb 24, 1982	No. 5	Kansas State	L 56–57	23–3 (12–2)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
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 Second Round	W 73–69	27–3	Mabee Center (10,775) Tulsa, OK
Mar 19, 1982*	(2 MW) No. 5	vs. (6 MW) Houston Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	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

Ricky Frazier – Big Eight Player of the Year

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References

↑ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
↑ 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1981-82 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.

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