I’m going to ask you to do something that may be a little hard. Take your mind off Missouri football and make the difficult transition to think about the basketball team.
Tonight, the Tigers (11-5) take on the Iowa State Cyclones (10-6) at the Hilton Coliseum, where the Cyclones are 8-2 on the year.
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