1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

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).

1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight tournament champions
Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record27–4 (12–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home arenaHearnes Center
Seasons
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]

Roster

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Schedule and results

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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

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Awards

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References

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