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Want to establish a great basketball program? You can't lose at home

Missouri guard Kassius Robertson waits for play to resume during the second half of a game against Mississippi on Tuesday at Mizzou Arena. Mississippi won the game 90-87 in overtime after Missouri blew a late lead on its home floor.

Hailey Hofer

If you want to build a college basketball program, you've got to win at home.

That's the message Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin has preached all season, and Tuesday night, when a reeling Tigers squad lost its footing and dropped a second straight game, the first-year coach reiterated the point.

"That's the sign of a good program leading to a great program," Martin said late Tuesday night.