Lynn Worthy | Post-Dispatch

Sports columnist

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Friday night’s Missouri men’s basketball home opener fell somewhere between the unflinchingly positive vibe of head coach Dennis Gates’ initial postgame assessment and the sky-is-falling feeling that crept into Mizzou Arena at various times throughout the game. kAm(6==[ E96? E96C6 H2D |2C< |:E496== ;FDE C67FD:?8 E@ 36 DE@AA65 3J 2 $@FE962DE |:DD@FC: $E2E6 E62> E92E 925 ?@ >2E49FA H:E9 >@C6 E92? 2 9@A6 2?5 2 AC2J6C @7 8F2C5:?8 9:>]k^Am kAmpE e\7@@E\h 2?5 ab_ A@F?5D H:E9 E96 D<:== E@ 5C:33=6 A6?6EC2E6 2?5 7:?:D9 2C@F?5 E96 32D<6E[ |:E496== AFE |:KK@F @? 9:D 324< 7@C DEC6E496D @7 :ED k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]DE=E@52J]4@>^DA@CED^4@==686^>:KK@F^2CE:4=60fcf533be\`ba3\cbe6\h_bb\c_3fc6a7_b`d]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmgh\gc H:? @G6C $t|~k^2m

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