# 1994–95 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished fourth in the Big Eight Conference regular season standings. Though upset by Iowa State in the Big Eight tournament quarterfinals, the Tigers were awarded the No.8 seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament. After defeating 9th-seeded Indiana in the opening round, this Missouri team will be remembered for almost knocking off No.1 overall seed, and eventual National champion, UCLA were it not for a Tyus Edney coast-to-coast layup that dropped through at the buzzer. Missouri finished with an overall record of 20–9 (8–6 Big Eight).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1994* | | Chicago State | W 106–72 | 1–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Nov 30, 1994* | | vs. Purdue | W 69–66 | 2–0 | Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Dec 3, 1994* | | No. 4 Arkansas | L 71–94 | 2–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 6, 1994* | | Southeast Missouri State | W 84–77 | 3–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 8, 1994* | | Coppin State | W 90–62 | 4–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 17, 1994* | | Mercer | W 74–73 | 5–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 19, 1994* | | Liberty | W 87–76 | 6–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 22, 1994* | | vs. No. 23 Illinois Braggin' Rights | W 76–58 | 7–1 | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Jan 2, 1995* | | at Washington | W 71–61 | 8–1 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington |
| Jan 4, 1995* | | at SMU | W 84–68 | 9–1 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Big Eight regular season ||||||
| Jan 7, 1995 | | at No. 19 Nebraska | W 82–74 | 10–1 (1–0) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 9, 1995 | No. 17 | No. 3 Kansas Border War | L 89–102 | 10–2 (1–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 12, 1995* | No. 17 | Notre Dame | W 64–56 | 11–2 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 14, 1995 | | Kansas State | W 67–61 | 12–2 (2–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 18, 1995* | | at Jackson State | W 86–72 | 13–2 | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi |
| Jan 22, 1995 | | at Oklahoma State | L 70–85 | 13–3 (2–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 25, 1995 | | Colorado | W 85–80 | 14–3 (3–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 30, 1995 | | at No. 11 Iowa State | W 80–71 | 15–3 (4–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 4, 1995 | | at Kansas State | W 77–60 | 16–3 (5–2) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 8, 1995 | | No. 19 Iowa State | W 59–56 | 17–3 (6–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 11, 1995 | | No. 24 Oklahoma State | W 81–79 | 18–3 (7–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 18, 1995 | | at Oklahoma | L 89–94 | 18–4 (7–3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 22, 1995 | | Nebraska | L 75–78 | 18–5 (7–4) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 25, 1995 | | at No. 1 Kansas | L 69–88 | 18–6 (7–5) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Mar 1, 1995 | No. 19 | at Colorado | L 76–81 | 18–7 (7–6) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Mar 4, 1995 | No. 19 | No. 16 Oklahoma | W 83–81 $^{OT}$ | 19–7 (8–6) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1995* | No. 17 | vs. Iowa State Quarterfinals | L 50–68 | 19–8 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1995* | (8 W) No. 23 | vs. (9 W) Indiana First round | W 65–60 | 20–8 | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| Mar 19, 1995* | (8 W) No. 23 | vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA Second round | L 74–75 | 20–9 | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central. ||||||