# 1998–99 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1998–99 NCAA men's college basketball season. The Tigers were led by legendary coach Norm Stewart in his 32nd and final season at the school.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 13, 1998* | | Jackson State | W 87–46 | 1–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Nov 18, 1998* | | SW Missouri State Preseason NIT | L 69–72 | 1–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Nov 23, 1998* | | Austin Peay | W 63–53 | 2–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Nov 29, 1998* | | Texas State | W 69–51 | 3–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 1, 1998* | | Nicholls State | W 66–57 | 4–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 5, 1998* | | Idaho | W 68–60 | 5–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 9, 1998* | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 89–33 | 6–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 12, 1998* | | at SMU | W 66–55 | 7–1 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Dec 19, 1998* | | at No. 25 Iowa | L 68–82 | 7–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 22, 1998* | | vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights | W 67–62 | 8–2 | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Dec 30, 1998* | | Centenary | W 77–48 | 9–2 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 2, 1999 | | Nebraska | W 80–57 | 10–2 (1–0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 6, 1999 | | at Kansas State | W 78–73 | 11–2 (2–0) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 9, 1999 | | at Texas A&M | W 96–91 | 12–2 (3–0) | Reed Arena College Station, Texas |
| Jan 11, 1999 | | No. 18 Kansas Border War | L 61–73 | 12–3 (3–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 16, 1999 | | at Colorado | L 63–82 | 12–4 (3–2) | Coors Events Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Jan 24, 1999 | | at No. 19 Kansas Border War | W 71–63 | 13–4 (4–2) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Jan 27, 1999 | | Kansas State | W 70–63 | 14–4 (5–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 30, 1999 | | Baylor | W 73–55 | 15–4 (6–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 3, 1999 | No. 24 | Texas Tech | W 88–63 | 16–4 (7–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 6, 1999 | No. 24 | at Nebraska | L 61–69 | 16–5 (7–3) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 8, 1999 | No. 24 | at Iowa State | W 77–61 | 17–5 (8–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 13, 1999 | | Colorado | W 87–56 | 18–5 (9–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 15, 1999 | | Oklahoma | L 57–69 | 18–6 (9–4) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 20, 1999 | No. 22 | at Oklahoma State | L 68–84 | 18–7 (9–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 24, 1999 | | Iowa State | W 75–64 | 19–7 (10–5) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 27, 1999 | | at No. 22 Texas | W 54–47 | 20–7 (11–5) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1999* | (2) No. 24 | vs. (7) Kansas State First round | L 74–84 | 20–8 | Kemper Arena (18,900) Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1999* | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) No. 25 New Mexico First round | L 59–61 | 20–9 | McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||