AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
12/4 |
12/11 |
12/18 |
12/25 |
1/1 |
1/8 |
1/15 |
1/22 |
1/29 |
2/5 |
2/12 |
2/19 |
2/26 |
3/5 |
Final |
| Missouri | - | - | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Sat, Nov 25, 1972 | REG | | Ohio | MAC | 2.81 | W | 87 | 75 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Hearnes Center |
| 2 | Wed, Dec 6, 1972 | REG | | Purdue | Big Ten | 8.43 | W | 84 | 75 | | 2 | 0 | W 2 | Hearnes Center |
| 3 | Sat, Dec 9, 1972 | REG | | Ohio State (15) | Big Ten | 10.49 | W | 69 | 62 | | 3 | 0 | W 3 | Hearnes Center |
| 4 | Fri, Dec 15, 1972 | REG | N | Holy Cross | Ind | -7.13 | W | 68 | 65 | | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 16, 1972 | REG | @ | Tennessee | SEC | 6.16 | W | 67 | 57 | | 5 | 0 | W 5 | Stokely Center |
| 6 | Tue, Dec 19, 1972 | REG | | South Alabama | Ind | -6.99 | W | 94 | 66 | | 6 | 0 | W 6 | Hearnes Center |
| 7 | Thu, Dec 28, 1972 | REG | N | Colorado | Big 8 | 1.08 | W | 98 | 78 | | 7 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 8 | Fri, Dec 29, 1972 | REG | | Oklahoma (19) | Big 8 | 3.33 | W | 69 | 68 | | 8 | 0 | W 8 | Municipal Auditorium |
| 9 | Sat, Dec 30, 1972 | REG | N | Kansas State (16) | Big 8 | 10.19 | W | 82 | 72 | | 9 | 0 | W 9 | |
| 10 | Mon, Jan 8, 1973 | REG | @ | Southern Methodist | SWC | -0.14 | W | 74 | 73 | | 10 | 0 | W 10 | Moody Coliseum |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 13, 1973 | REG | @ | Kansas State (17) | Big 8 | 10.19 | L | 55 | 70 | | 10 | 1 | L 1 | Ahearn Field House |
| 12 | Mon, Jan 15, 1973 | REG | | Colorado | Big 8 | 1.08 | L | 79 | 81 | | 10 | 2 | L 2 | Hearnes Center |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 20, 1973 | REG | | Kansas | Big 8 | 0.72 | W | 75 | 72 | | 11 | 2 | W 1 | Hearnes Center |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 27, 1973 | REG | @ | Nebraska | Big 8 | -4.14 | W | 78 | 65 | | 12 | 2 | W 2 | Nebraska Coliseum |
| 15 | Tue, Jan 30, 1973 | REG | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | -5.26 | W | 85 | 73 | | 13 | 2 | W 3 | Gallagher Hall |
| 16 | Mon, Feb 5, 1973 | REG | @ | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3.33 | L | 77 | 90 | | 13 | 3 | L 1 | McCasland Field House |
| 17 | Sat, Feb 10, 1973 | REG | | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5.23 | W | 86 | 79 | | 14 | 3 | W 1 | Hearnes Center |
| 18 | Mon, Feb 12, 1973 | REG | | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3.33 | W | 64 | 62 | | 15 | 3 | W 2 | Hearnes Center |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 17, 1973 | REG | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | 1.08 | L | 68 | 77 | | 15 | 4 | L 1 | Balch Fieldhouse |
| 20 | Tue, Feb 20, 1973 | REG | | Kansas State (13) | Big 8 | 10.19 | W | 80 | 66 | | 16 | 4 | W 1 | Hearnes Center |
| 21 | Tue, Feb 27, 1973 | REG | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | 0.72 | W | 79 | 63 | | 17 | 4 | W 2 | Allen Fieldhouse |
| 22 | Sat, Mar 3, 1973 | REG | | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | -5.26 | W | 79 | 73 | | 18 | 4 | W 3 | Hearnes Center |
| 23 | Mon, Mar 5, 1973 | REG | @ | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5.23 | L | 80 | 90 | | 18 | 5 | L 1 | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 24 | Sat, Mar 10, 1973 | REG | | Nebraska | Big 8 | -4.14 | W | 86 | 70 | | 19 | 5 | W 1 | Hearnes Center |
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 25 | Sat, Mar 17, 1973 | NIT | N | Massachusetts | Yankee | 2.54 | L | 71 | 78 | | 19 | 6 | L 1 | Madison Square Garden (IV) |
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