# 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).

## Roster

* Ricky Frazier, Jr.
* Steve Stipanovich, Jr.
* Jon Sundvold, Jr.
* Head coach: Norm Stewart

## Schedule and results

| 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. ||||||

## Awards

* Ricky Frazier – Big Eight Player of the Year