Missouri coach Mike Anderson

By PAUL SAKUMA/The Associated Press

March 20, 2009 | 9:33 a.m. CDT

Missouri head coach Mike Anderson passes the ball during practice Thursday as the Tigers prepare to face Cornell on Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Boise, Idaho.

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