COLUMBIA, MO. • It’s been more than 20 years since Missouri last toppled a team ranked No. 1 in the national polls, way back in 1997 when Corey Tate’s overtime jumper took down Kansas at the Hearnes Center.
On Tuesday, the Tigers play their fourth game against a No. 1 team since joining the SEC: a rematch with Tennessee four weeks after the Vols crushed Cuonzo Martin’s team by 24 points in Columbia. Mizzou is 4-17 all-time against No. 1-ranked teams — and just one of those four wins came on the road. It was Feb.