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Mizzou stinks at basketball right now. One day, the Tigers will be good again. In the meantime, we’ll reminisce.

I guess this one doesn’t really qualify as “reminiscing,” since it happened when I was minus-11 years old.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Dec. 2 (UPI)--Missouri, behind the combination of Eugene Jones and Tom Johnson, powered its way to an easy season-opening 74-58 basketball victory over Arkansas today.

The victory marked a successful debut for new Tiger coach Norm Stewart.

Jones, a 6-for-6 senior from Brockport, Ill., poured in 12 points in the first half and finished with a total of 19 points. [...]

The second half was all Missouri as the 6-4 Johnson took over the boards and connected for 13 of his 17 points.