# 1979–80 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1979–80 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by legendary coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big 8 regular season title by three games, but were upset in the semifinal round of the Big 8 Tournament. Missouri reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament before being eliminated by Louisiana State to finish with a 25–6 record (11–3 Big 8).

## Roster

* Curtis Berry, Jr.
* Al Hightower Sr.
* Tom Dore Sr.
* Mike Foster Jr.
* Mark Dressler, Sr.
* Larry Drew, Sr.
* Ricky Frazier, Fr.
* Steve Stipanovich, Fr.
* Jon Sundvold, Fr.
* Head coach: Norm Stewart

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1979* | | Texas State | W 86–70 | 1–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 1, 1979* | | South Dakota State | W 80–60 | 2–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 4, 1979* | | at Illinois Show-Me Classic | W 67–66 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Assembly Hall (14,004) Champaign, Illinois |
| Dec 7, 1979* | | George Washington | W 89–73 | 4–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 8, 1979* | | Arkansas State Show-Me Classic | W 86–67 | 5–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 10, 1979* ESPN | | Southern California | W 78–75 | 6–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 12, 1979* | No. 19 | at Butler | W 64–60 | 7–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 15, 1979* | No. 19 | Northern Arizona | W 112–64 | 8–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 17, 1979* | No. 19 | Oral Roberts | W 84–73 | 9–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 21, 1979* | No. 16 | at Saint Louis | W 77–75 | 10–0 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| Jan 2, 1980* ESPN | No. 12 | No. 3 DePaul | L 79–92 | 10–1 | Alumni Hall Chicago, Illinois |
| Jan 5, 1980* | No. 12 | Lamar | W 71–60 | 11–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 9, 1980 | No. 13 | at Kansas Border War | L 66–69 | 11–2 (0–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Jan 12, 1980 | No. 13 | at Nebraska | W 84–63 | 12–2 (1–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 16, 1980 | No. 15 | Iowa State | W 85–70 | 13–2 (2–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 19, 1980 | No. 15 | at Oklahoma State | W 69–64 | 14–2 (3–1) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 23, 1980 | No. 10 | Colorado | W 78–45 | 15–2 (4–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 26, 1980 | No. 10 | at Oklahoma | L 73–78 | 15–3 (4–2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| January 30, 1980 | No. 14 | No. 20 Kansas State | L 64–66 | 15–4 (4–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 2, 1980 | No. 14 | Nebraska | W 73–60 | 16–4 (5–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 6, 1980 | No. 15 | at Iowa State | W 84–70 | 17–4 (6–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 9, 1980 | No. 15 | Kansas Border War | W 88–65 | 18–4 (7–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 13, 1980 | No. 14 | at Colorado | W 83–68 | 19–4 (8–3) | Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 16, 1980 | No. 14 | Oklahoma State | W 93–81 | 20–4 (9–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 20, 1980 | No. 13 | Oklahoma | W 81–69 | 21–4 (10–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 23, 1980 | No. 13 | at Kansas State | W 67–65 | 22–4 (11–3) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| Feb 26, 1980* | No. 11 | vs. Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | W 82–69 | 23–4 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Feb 27, 1980* | No. 11 | vs. Kansas Semifinals | L 71–80 | 23–5 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1980* | (5) No. 16 | vs. (12) San Jose State First Round | W 61–51 | 24–5 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Mar 8, 1980* | (5) No. 16 | vs. (4) No. 9 Notre Dame Second Round | W 87–84 $^{OT}$ | 25–5 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Mar 14, 1980* | (5) No. 16 | vs. (1) No. 3 Louisiana State | L 63–68 | 25–6 | The Summit Houston, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards

All Big Eight: Curtis Berry, Larry Drew