# 1993–94 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight Conference regular season title by sweeping through the league schedule. Though upset by Nebraska in the Big Eight tournament semifinals, the Tigers were awarded the #1 seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament. After reaching the Elite Eight, Arizona defeated the Tigers 92–72 in the regional final. Missouri finished with an overall record of 28–4 (14–0 Big Eight).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1993* | | Central Missouri State | W 69–66 | 1–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 2, 1993* | | at No. 2 Arkansas | L 68–120 | 1–1 | Bud Walton Arena (20,212) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 22, 1993* | | vs. No. 19 Illinois Braggin' Rights | W 108–107 $^{3OT}$ | 6–1 | St. Louis Arena (18,273) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Jan 12, 1994* | No. 25 | at Notre Dame | L 73–77 | 10–2 | Joyce Center |
| Jan 15, 1994 | No. 25 | at Colorado | W 80–72 | 11–2 (1–0) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Jan 19, 1994 | | Iowa State | W 92–69 | 12–2 (2–0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 22, 1994 | | at Oklahoma State | W 73–68 | 13–2 (3–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 24, 1994 | No. 24 | at Nebraska | W 89–73 | 14–2 (4–0) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 31, 1994 | No. 20 | No. 3 Kansas | W 79–67 | 15–2 (5–0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Mar 5, 1994 | No. 6 | Nebraska | W 80–78 | 24–2 (14–0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1994* | No. 3 | vs. Colorado Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal | W 64–62 | 25–2 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 12, 1994* | No. 3 | vs. Nebraska Big Eight tournament Semifinal | L 91–98 | 25–3 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1994* | (1 W) No. 5 | vs. (16 W) Navy West Regional – First round | W 76–53 | 26–3 | Dee Events Center Logan, Utah |
| Mar 19, 1994* | (1 W) No. 5 | vs. (9 W) Wisconsin West Regional – Second Round | W 109–96 | 27–3 | Dee Events Center Logan, Utah |
| Mar 24, 1994* | (1 W) No. 5 | vs. (4 W) No. 15 Syracuse West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 98–88 $^{OT}$ | 28–3 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 26, 1994* | (1 W) No. 5 | vs. (2 W) No. 9 Arizona West Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 72–92 | 28–4 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 24 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 |

## Awards

* Melvin Booker – Big Eight Player of the Year, First-team All-Big Eight, Consensus Second-team All-American