# 2018–19 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by ninth-year head coach Robin Pingeton. They played their games at Mizzou Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to Mississippi State. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Drake in the first round before losing to Iowa in the second round.

## Previous season

The Tigers began the 2017–18 season ranked #16 in both the AP and Coaches Polls. They finished the season 24–8, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. Ranked 14th nationally, they advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to 19th-ranked Georgia. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament where they were upset by Florida Gulf Coast in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/29/2018* 7:00 pm | No. 16 | Missouri Western | W 70–48 | | Mizzou Arena (1,583) Columbia, MO |
| 11/01/2018* 7:00 pm | No. 16 | Washburn | W 74–59 | | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/06/2018* 8:00 pm | No. 16 | at Western Illinois | W 89–64 | 1–0 | Western Hall (1,227) Macomb, IL |
| 11/14/2018* 7:00 pm | No. 16 | Missouri State | W 65–61 | 2–0 | Mizzou Arena (4,111) Columbia, MO |
| 11/16/2018* 6:00 pm, SECN | No. 16 | Green Bay | L 49–56 | 2–1 | Mizzou Arena (3,687) Columbia, MO |
| 11/19/2018* 7:00 pm | No. 21 | SIU Edwardsville | W 59–36 | 3–1 | Mizzou Arena (3,254) Columbia, MO |
| 11/23/2018* 6:30 pm | No. 21 | vs. Michigan Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | L 54–70 | 3–2 | Hertz Arena (1,317) Estero, FL |
| 11/24/2018* 12:30 pm | No. 21 | vs. Quinnipiac Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round | W 65–51 | 4–2 | Hertz Arena (716) Estero, FL |
| 11/25/2018* 12:30 pm | No. 21 | vs. Duke Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game | W 72–64 | 5–2 | Hertz Arena (762) Estero, FL |
| 12/02/2018* 4:00 pm | | at West Virginia Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 68–51 | 6–2 | WVU Coliseum (1,273) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/06/2018* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | UMKC | W 66–59 | 7–2 | Mizzou Arena (3,407) Columbia, MO |
| 12/09/2018* 5:00 pm | No. 23 | at Saint Louis | W 74–62 | 8–2 | Chaifetz Arena (3,784) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/15/2018* 3:00 pm | No. 22 | South Dakota | L 61–74 | 8–3 | Mizzou Arena (4,509) Columbia, MO |
| 12/17/2018* 7:00 pm | | Texas State | W 69–50 | 9–3 | Mizzou Arena (3,518) Columbia, MO |
| 12/21/2018* 12:00 pm | | at Illinois | W 67–45 | 10–3 | State Farm Center (1,288) Champaign, IL |
| 12/30/2018* 2:00 pm | | Arkansas State | W 70–50 | 11–3 | Mizzou Arena (5,265) Columbia, MO |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2019 7:00 pm | | Ole Miss | W 78–55 | 12–3 (1–0) | Mizzou Arena (4,083) Columbia, MO |
| 01/06/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 10 Tennessee | W 66–64 | 13–3 (2–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,113) Knoxville, TN |
| 01/10/2019 7:00 pm | | Arkansas | W 71–53 | 14–3 (3–0) | Mizzou Arena (4,216) Columbia, MO |
| 01/13/2019 2:00 pm, SECN | | at Florida | L 56–58 | 14–4 (3–1) | O'Connell Center (2,218) Gainesville, FL |
| 01/17/2019 6:00 pm, SECN | | Georgia | W 61–35 | 15–4 (4–1) | Mizzou Arena (4,004) Columbia, MO |
| 01/21/2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | at No. 19 South Carolina | L 65–79 | 15–5 (4–2) | Colonial Life Arena (12,004) Columbia, SC |
| 01/24/2019 5:30 pm, SECN | No. 25 | at No. 15 Kentucky | L 41–52 | 15–6 (4–3) | Memorial Coliseum (4,174) Lexington, KY |
| 01/27/2019 2:00 pm | No. 25 | Auburn | W 74–65 | 16–6 (5–3) | Mizzou Arena (5,119) Columbia, MO |
| 02/04/2019 6:00 pm, SECN | | at LSU | L 51–61 | 16–7 (5–4) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,756) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/07/2019 6:00 pm, SECN | | No. 18 Texas A&M | W 70–65 $^{OT}$ | 17–7 (6–4) | Mizzou Arena (4,513) Columbia, MO |
| 02/10/2019 3:00 pm, SECN | | Vanderbilt | W 69–46 | 18–7 (7–4) | Mizzou Arena (4,857) Columbia, MO |
| 02/14/2019 8:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 5 Mississippi State | W 75–67 | 19–7 (8–4) | Humphrey Coliseum (7,545) Starkville, MS |
| 02/17/2019 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Tennessee | L 60–62 | 19–8 (8–5) | Mizzou Arena (8,559) Columbia, MO |
| 02/24/2019 2:00 pm | | at Auburn | L 54–58 | 19–9 (8–6) | Auburn Arena (2,293) Auburn, AL |
| 02/28/2019 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Arkansas | W 73–67 | 20–9 (9–6) | Bud Walton Arena (1,153) Fayetteville, AR |
| 03/03/2019 2:00 pm | | Alabama | W 82–47 | 21–9 (10–6) | Mizzou Arena (6,527) Columbia, MO |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2019 1:30 pm, SECN | (5) | vs. (13) Florida Second Round | W 87–56 | 22–9 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| 03/08/2019 1:30 pm, SECN | (5) | vs. (4) No. 13 Kentucky Quarterfinals | W 70–68 $^{OT}$ | 23–9 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,431) Greenville, SC |
| 03/09/2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU | (5) | vs. (1) No. 5 Mississippi State Semifinals | L 56–71 | 23–10 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/22/2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | (7 G) | vs. (10 G) Drake First Round | W 77–76 $^{OT}$ | 24–10 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,720) Iowa City, IA |
| 03/24/2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (7 G) | at (2 G) No. 8 Iowa Second Round | L 52–68 | 24–11 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,376) Iowa City, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
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| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.