COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Sindarius Thornwell scored 14 points and Laimonas Chatkevicius added 13 points and eight rebounds to lead South Carolina to a 65-60 win over Missouri in a game between the Southeastern Conference’s bottom two teams.

The Gamecocks (12-11, 3-8 SEC) led by 10 in both the first and second halves, but couldn’t put the Tigers (7-17, 1-10) away until late.

Missouri had cut South Carolina’s lead to 54-51 with less than three minutes to go when Thornwell hit his second 3-pointer of the game.

The Gamecocks would stretch the lead to 10 again before the Tigers hit a couple of late 3-pointers.

Missouri’s bad season took a turn for the worse. The Tigers had only nine players in uniform and lost sophomore guard Wes Clark to a gruesome arm injury in the second half.

The Tigers have lost 10 in a row.

— Associated Press —

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Texas A&M guard Danuel House sensed his team held an advantage against Missouri long before the final buzzer Saturday.

“When they started warming up for the second half,” House said of the Tigers, “the guys didn’t look into the game.”

Although coach Billy Kennedy quickly disagreed with that assessment, the Aggies won 83-61 for their seventh victory in eight games and remained tied for second place in the Southeastern Conference.

Texas A&M (16-6, 7-3) shot 33 of 56 (58.9 percent) — including 19 of 27 in the second half — against Missouri and led by seven at halftime before gradually extending its advantage after the break. A 3-pointer by House with 13:46 remaining in the first half put the Aggies up for good.

House finished with 20 points while Jalen Jones added 16.

Wes Clark scored 15 points for Missouri (7-16, 1-9), which has lost nine consecutive games for the first time since the 1966-67 season, the last under coach Bob Vanatta before Norm Stewart started patrolling the Tigers’ bench.

“Losing is always tough,” Clark said. “Losing by five, losing by 20. It still counts as one loss. It just got rough for us. Things got a little ugly.”

House and Jones paced the Aggies to a 62-50 win over the Tigers at Reed Arena on Jan. 21, in which each scored 12 points after intermission. House started 4 of 4 from 3-point range Saturday, scoring 14 points before the break to lead Texas A&M to a 38-31 halftime lead.

He added six more points in the final 20 minutes, along with eight by Jones. The Aggies outscored Missouri 44-22 in the paint, and a layup by Alex Robinson with 11:26 left pushed the team’s lead to 15.

The Tigers would no closer than 12 the rest of the way, and watched Texas A&M end the game on a 6-0 run.

“When you get into the game, you’ve just got to take your time and knock shots down,” Jones said. “And that’s what we did tonight.”

Missouri played with eight scholarship players after the school announced before tipoff that freshmen guards Montaque Gill-Caesar and Namon Wright were suspended for a violation of team rules.

Fellow freshman guard Tramaine Isabell missed his third game for disciplinary reasons stemming from “unacceptable” behavior toward teammates and coaches, first-year coach Kim Anderson said Jan. 31.

The three have combined for 19.6 points per game this season. Their absence forced Clark and Keith Shamburger each to play 37 minutes, and both Anderson and Kennedy noticed the Tigers wearing out late in the game.

“We had a little fatigue at the end and it showed up,” Clark said.

The suspensions left Missouri with just four scholarship players who have not been suspended at one point this season — Keanau Post, Ryan Rosburg, Keith Shamburger and Johnathan Williams III.

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TIP-INS

Texas A&M: Senior forward Kourtney Roberson added 13 points and five rebounds, the first of which broke a tie with Jeff Overhouse for 10th all-time in school history. Roberson needs 13 more to match Bryan Davis at 757. . Junior guard Alex Caruso had 11 assists.

Missouri: Despite their short bench, the Tigers avoided foul trouble and made 21 of 48 shots from the field (43.8 percent). Still, they haven’t won since defeating LSU 74-67 in overtime on Jan. 8. . Freshman forward Jakeenan Gant scored 10 points.

“I AM A TEACHER”

Without elaborating, Missouri coach Kim Anderson stressed that no matter his team’s record, he would discipline his players the same way. He called himself a teacher, and said he isn’t as focused on his team’s losing streak as he is mentoring his student-athletes.

“It’s really disappointing as a coach,” he said. “It’s obvious that winning basketball games is part of our job. But part of our job is to help these guys grow up.”

UP NEXT

Texas A&M returns to College Station to face Georgia on Wednesday.

Missouri travels to play South Carolina on Tuesday.

— Associated Press —

The University of Missouri football program has hired Ryan Walters as its safeties coach, as announced Friday.

Walters, 29, comes to Mizzou after spending the past season as cornerbacks coach at Memphis, where he worked as cornerbacks coach with new Mizzou Defensive Coordinator Barry Odom.  At Memphis, the pair oversaw a defense that was among the most improved in the nation.  Memphis went 10-3 in 2014, thanks in large part to its defense which ranked fifth nationally in points allowed (17.1 ppg) and 22nd in total defense (343.3 ypg) in the regular season.

Walters, a Los Angeles, Calif. native, played collegiately at Colorado, where he was a standout safety for the Buffaloes (2004-08).  He began his coaching career as a student assistant at Colorado working with the secondary in 2009, and then spent two years on staff at Arizona, where he was a graduate assistant in 2010, before being promoted to defensive backs coach for the 2011 season.

From there, Walters moved to the Oklahoma staff as a graduate assistant cornerbacks coach in 2012, as the Sooners went 10-3 and played in the 2013 Cotton Bowl.  He moved to North Texas for the 2013 season, where he coached corners and helped lead UNT to a 9-4 record in its first year in Conference USA and a win in the 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl.  The Mean Green defense that season ranked fourth in the nation in turnovers gained (34), eighth in points allowed (17.8 ppg), 13th in interceptions (18) and 17th in total defense (348.3 ypg).

“I’m really pleased that we are able to attract someone of Ryan’s caliber to join our team,” said Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach Barry Odom.  “I’ve known him for a while now, and had the chance to work together last year and he made a big impression on me.  He’s a loyal and tireless worker who I see as a great technician and fundamentals coach.  He was very sought after this past season, so we’re excited to recruit him to Mizzou,” he said.

Odom first met Walters as part of a trip the Mizzou coaching staff took to Arizona to share best practices in 2010, and recruited Walters on the staff at Memphis when he had an opening for the 2014 season.

“I’m excited to join a program as prestigious as Mizzou,” said Walters.  “Coach Pinkel and his staff have done a tremendous job over the years and I’m excited to learn their system and also to bring my perspectives in.  I’m fired up to work with Barry Odom again, I think he’s one of the best coaches I’ve been around, and it means a lot to me that he wants me in his defensive room.  I’m excited to get to work and to help Mizzou continue to compete for championships,” he said.

“We’re looking forward to having Ryan join our staff, he is a really impressive young coach who has a well-respected reputation in the coaching industry,” said Head Coach Gary Pinkel.  “He’s had proven success everywhere he’s been and we believe he’s going to do a great job with teaching and leading our safeties,” he said.

As a player, Walters had a standout career at Colorado as a safety. He started in 33 games and played in 46 contests for the Buffaloes. He earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the Associated Press and first-team All-Colorado honors from the state’s National Football Foundation his senior year.

A team captain for the Buffaloes in 2008, Walters was also picked by his teammates the team’s MVP. He had 87 tackles, two sacks, seven pass deflections, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions his senior year. His 20 career passes defended rate No. 15 in Colorado history and his 223 career tackles were No. 45 all-time.

During his playing time, the Buffaloes played in the Houston Bowl, Champ Sports Bowl and Independence Bowl.

— MU Sports Information —

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Retin Obasohan grabbed a rebound to start a fast break, then delivered a behind-the-back pass to Levi Randolph for a dunk with eight minutes left.

The Crimson Tide didn’t score another field goal, or need one. Randolph scored 20 points and Obasohan did a little bit of everything in Alabama’s 62-49 victory over Missouri on Wednesday night, including setting up that emphatic final basket.

“I saw Levi trailing the whole time and I knew he was going to be open,” Obasohan said.

The Tide (14-8, 4-5 Southeastern Conference) bounced back from two straight losses to hand the Tigers (7-15, 1-8) their eighth consecutive defeat.

Obasohan scored 12 points and Shannon Hale had 10 for Alabama. Randolph, whose career high of 33 points came in the last meeting with Missouri, made 3 of 6 3-pointers and 5 of 6 free throws.

Keanau Post was the Tigers’ only double-digit scorer, finishing with 11 points. Leading scorer Johnathan Williams III had only one of his seven points in the second half.

Keith Shamburger had assists on 11 of Missouri’s 18 baskets.

“It was a close game until the last three or four or five minutes,” Missouri coach Kim Anderson said. “We just haven’t been able to hit the big shot.

“We had two airballs and missed a wide-open layup. When you’re a young team that’s struggling those things tend to pile up on you, and that’s what happened tonight.”

Obasohan, making just his third start of the season in relief of No. 2 scorer Ricky Tarrant, also had eight rebounds and four steals for the Tide.

“Defensively he made some unbelievable hustle plays to ignite our team,” Alabama coach Anthony Grant said.

Tarrant missed his second straight game with a lower right leg injury.

Missouri took the lead briefly on Namon Wright’s 3-pointer to open the second half but shortly after that Alabama scored six straight points to take control back. The Tigers couldn’t put together any kind of run after that, failing to reach 50 points for just the second time this season.

“I thought we missed some good shots,” Anderson said. “That’s something that’s bugged us, especially lately, especially depending too much on 3-point shots and not getting to the free-throw line.”

Alabama built a 39-30 on Randolph’s 3-pointer with 13:25 left. Wes Clark responded with a 3 for the Tigers and Post added a basket and foul shot.

Randolph pushed the lead to double digits on a 3-pointer and the final dunk with 8:00 left. The Tide did the rest of its scoring from the free throw line but the final margin was still the biggest.

SOLID SUB

Retin Obasohan also had 11 points against No. 1 Kentucky after being held scoreless and playing a total of 12 minutes in the previous three games.

POOR SHOOTING

Missouri starters Wes Clark (2 of 13) and Namon Wright (2 of 10) both struggled from the floor. Each scored six points.

TIP-INS

Missouri: Made 18 of 56 shots (32.1 percent) and 4 of 23 3-pointers (17.4 percent). The Tigers committed just 10 turnovers.

Alabama: Has won all three meetings with Missouri at Coleman Coliseum. The Tide made 24 of 34 free throws.

UP NEXT

Alabama visits LSU on Saturday.

Missouri hosts Texas A&M on Saturday.

— Associated Press —

COLUMBIA, Mo.  – With back-to-back SEC East Championships and 23 wins over the last two seasons, the Mizzou football program has carried that momentum to the recruiting trail, signing a talented group of student-athletes to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday (Feb. 4). The 2015 class assembled by Head Coach Gary Pinkel and his staff, includes 23 prospects, covering 10 states, with eight from Missouri and 17 in all from states within the Southeastern Conference.  Included in Mizzou’s talent haul are the top-ranked players in the states of Missouri (QB Drew Lock – Lee’s Summit), Illinois (DL Terry Beckner, Jr. – East St. Louis) and Kansas (OL A.J. Harris – Stilwell).

“We are very excited about this newest group of Tigers,” said Head Coach Gary Pinkel.  “This class addresses some very important areas for us on the field, and the group as a whole is made up of a bunch of competitors who are really high-character young men.  I’m really proud of my staff for all the work they did to make this happen, and want to say thank-you to everyone who has helped us along the way.  We’re looking forward to getting all of them in our MizzouMade program and to continuing to build on the success we’ve had,” he said.

As always, a big emphasis in recruiting is keeping the best players in the state home, and Mizzou has done that in 2015, adding eight Missourians to the roster. Additionally, Mizzou has signed student-athletes from Georgia (3), Kansas (3), Tennessee (3), California (1), Florida (1), Illinois (1), Louisiana (1), Mississippi (1), and Oregon (1).

Two of the signees are early enrollees at Mizzou, taking classes and gearing up to participate in spring practices with the team. Joining Mizzou for the spring semester are Malik Cuellar (Fortuna, Calif./City College of San Francisco) and Tanner Owen (Kearney, Mo./Kearney High School). They will be on hand for spring practices as the team prepares for the annual Black & Gold Game on April 18 (4 p.m. central time).

As the Mizzou coaches were on the recruiting trail this year, they certainly had a lot of highlights to tout. Mizzou ranks tied for fifth nationally among teams from power conferences in wins since 2007 with 76 in that span. Additionally, Mizzou is tied for the most SEC wins over the last two seasons as well. Gary Pinkel’s team is also one of only three teams from power five conferences to win five conference division championships since 2007.

Sticking with the #MizzouMade brand, Pinkel and his staff have also produced the fifth-most NFL First-Round Draft Picks nationally since 2009 and have led their conference in Academic Progress Rates in each of the last three reports.

Below is a look at all 23 Mizzou signees, arranged alphabetically. For all the latest on Mizzou football, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and GaryPinkel.com and follow the team on twitter @MizzouFootball or @mutigersdotcom.

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2015 MIZZOU FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASS

Name                                  Pos.         Ht.          Wt.        Hometown (High School/Prev. School)

Chase Abbington                 TB          6-2          215        St. Louis, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt South HS/Hutchinson CC)

Franklin Agbasimere           LB          6-2          220        Lagos, Nigeria (Montverde Academy)

Terry Beckner, Jr.               DL          6-4          300        East St. Louis, Ill. (East St. Louis HS)

Malik Cuellar **                 OL          6-5          300        Fortuna, Calif. (Fortuna HS/CC of San Francisco)

Marquise Doherty               ATH       6-1          205        Kansas City, Mo. (Winnetonka HS)

Corey Fatony                      P/PK       5-11        185        Franklin, Tenn. (Franklin HS)

Richaud Floyd                     WR         5-11        175        Gulfport, Miss. (Gulfport HS)

Marcell Frazier                     DL          6-5          265        Portland, Ore. (Douglas HS/College of Siskiyous)

Emanuel Hall                      WR         6-3          200        Franklin, Tenn. (Centennial HS)

Terez Hall                           LB          6-2          215        Lithonia, Ga. (King HS)

A.J. Harris                           OL          6-4          285        Stilwell, Kan. (Blue Valley HS)

Cam Hilton                          DB          6-0          180        St. Louis, Mo. (Webster Groves HS)

Nate Howard                       DL          6-4          235        St. Louis, Mo. (Ladue HS)

Tyler Howell                       OL          6-8          300        Olathe, Kan. (Bonner Springs HS/Butler County CC)

Tyrell Jacobs                       DL          6-4          265        Kenner, La. (Rummel HS)

Johnathon Johnson             ATH       5-10        175        Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS)

Drew Lock                          QB          6-4          205        Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit HS)

Josh Moore                         DL          6-5          260        Olathe, Kan. (Olathe North HS)

Tanner Owen **                 OL          6-5          275        Kearney, Mo. (Kearney HS)

Ronnell Perkins                   ATH       6-0          185        St. Louis, Mo. (University City HS)

Justin Smith                         WR         6-7          200        Dublin, Ga. (West Laurens HS)

T.J. Warren                         DB          5-11        190        Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County HS)

Ryan Williams                     TB          6-0          180        Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West HS)

— MU Sports Information —

The University of Missouri and Eastern Michigan University have agreed to a two-game football series, as announced jointly Tuesday by both schools.  Mizzou will play host to both games in the series, with the first date set for September 10, 2016, while the back end of the two-game set will be played Sept. 26, 2020 at Faurot Field.

Mizzou and Eastern Michigan have met once previously on the gridiron, with the Tigers taking a 44-24 victory in Columbia on Sept. 6, 1997 in what was the season-opener that year for both squads.

The Mizzou Coaching staff is preparing to unveil its latest recruiting signing class this Wed., Feb. 4th, and Mizzou Network will have its comprehensive Signing Day Show live beginning at 8 a.m. (central time) on www.mutigers.com.

The team is beginning winter conditioning drills this week, in preparation for spring football, which will begin with the first practice on March 10th.  Spring will conclude with the annual Black & Gold Game on Saturday, April 18th.  Kickoff time has been set for 4 p.m. for the Black & Gold Game, with more details to follow.

— MU Sports Information —

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The way his team rolled over Missouri when they met a couple of weeks ago, Kentucky coach John Calipari anticipated the Tigers throwing a few haymakers in the rematch.

They wound up playing so physical that three Tigers fouled out.

The top-ranked Wildcats took advantage of their parade to the foul line, racking up free points during a decisive second-half run that gave them a 69-53 victory Thursday night.

“It’s going to be like you saw today. We just have to play through the physical play,” said Calipari, whose team waxed the Tigers by 49 points on Jan. 13. “You don’t beat somebody like we did there and — they came back and played like I would have expected them to play.”

In other words, a whole lot better. But still not good enough.

Andrew Harrison had 15 points and twin brother Aaron Harrison had 11 for the Wildcats, who improved to 20-0 for the third time in school history. They are just five wins away from matching the record start achieved by Adolph Rupp’s team in 1953-54.

As usual, Kentucky (7-0 SEC) won with defense. Missouri turned the ball over 15 times and shot just 38 percent from the field in the second half, when the game was largely decided.

“We beat them pretty bad last time,” Andrew Harrison said, “but we know they’re a better team than they played at Rupp (Arena), so we had to come in and play as hard as we could.”

Wes Clark scored 19 points for the Tigers (7-13, 1-6), who have lost six straight for the first time since 2006. Johnathan Williams III added 10 points and five rebounds.

Five players fouled out in the mucky game, resulting in a combined 57 free throws.

“I’m not happy losing, but we played a lot better,” Tigers coach Kim Anderson said. “All I can ask is these guys keep fighting, and that’s what they do, that’s what they’ve done. And it’s not always pretty, but they didn’t quit. They kept fighting.”

The Tigers looked game for most of the first half Thursday night.

Milking the clock with crisp ball movement, Missouri was able to crack Kentucky’s long and lean front line for easy baskets. Keanau Post started it with a rim-rattling dunk a few minutes in, and a pair of dunks by Ryan Rosburg had the fans in Mizzou Arena on their feet. Another dunk by Jakeenan Gant late in the half allowed the Tigers to close within 32-25.

The Wildcats struggled some more early in the second half, throwing up a series of ugly jumpers and missing a couple of shots at the rim. Missouri struggled to take advantage but did close within 38-32 on Clark’s basket with 14:25 to go.

Foul trouble began to set in, though, with Namon Wright and Montaque Gill-Caesar each picking up a fourth with more than 15 minutes left in the game. The Wildcats, with more quality depth, were able to capitalize on their absences and put together a 10-2 run to gain control.

The Harrison twins led the way. Aaron knocked down a jumper, and after Andrew did the same, he proceeded to the foul line on the next four trips down the floor.

Wright fouled out with 8:52 to go. Gill-Caesar joined him less than a minute later. And by the time the Wildcats had hit those free throws, their lead had swelled to 56-36.

The Wildcats cruised from there, running their overall record against Missouri to 8-0.

“We lost by 50 there; we only lost by 16 tonight,” Clark said, shaking his head. “Better effort, but we still got beat.”

THROWBACK GAME

Kentucky hit only two 3-pointers, one each from Aaron Harrison and Dominique Hawkins. The Tigers hit only four from the arc, three of those from Clark. The majority of the game was played in the paint, where the teams combined for 48 points.

BLOCK PARTY

The Wildcats were tops nationally with 155 blocks coming in. Karl-Anthony Towns had the only swat for the smaller Tigers on Thursday night.

TIP-INS

Kentucky: Devin Booker had nine points against father Melvin’s alma mater. He was booed every time he touched the ball. … Towns and Marcus Lee fouled out for the Wildcats.

Missouri: Post also fouled out for the Tigers. … Missouri fell to 4-18 against No. 1-ranked teams. Its last victory came against former rival Kansas in 1997.

UP NEXT

Kentucky: Returns to Rupp Arena to face Alabama on Saturday.

Missouri: Wraps a three-game homestand against Ole Miss on Saturday.

— Associated Press —

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri athletic director Mike Alden is stepping down after a 17-year tenure marked by several high-profile coaching hires and the school’s move from the Big 12 Conference to the SEC.

Alden plans to leave in August but will remain at Mizzou as an instructor in its education school and an administrator in a new global service-learning program. The school announced the move on Thursday and plans a Friday news conference.

The Illinois native hired little-known Toledo football coach Gary Pinkel in 2000. Pinkel has since become the school’s winningest football coach and led Missouri to two consecutive East Division titles in the Southeastern Conference.

He had less success with men’s basketball, hiring four head coaches since Norm Stewart’s contentious retirement early in Alden’s tenure.

The University of Missouri announced on Monday that assistant football coach Craig Kuligowski has withdrawn his name for consideration for a co-defensive coordinator coaching position at Illinois, and he will remain the defensive line coach at Mizzou.

“As a coach, you’re always looking to advance yourself professionally in hopes of someday having a chance to become a head coach,” Kuligowski said.  “It was important for me and my family to consider this opportunity, and I’m grateful to have gone through the experience, but after evaluating everything, what is best for us is to stay here at Mizzou.  We’ve built something special here at Mizzou, and I’m excited to continue to be part of it.”

Kuligowski came to Missouri with Gary Pinkel from Toledo back in 1996 and has been on Pinkel’s coaching staff for the last 23 years.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — After his team edged Missouri 61-60 on Saturday, Arkansas coach Mike Anderson described the win as “fortunate.”

The Razorbacks could only watch as Missouri sophomore guard Wes Clark shot two free throws with 3.3 seconds remaining, down by a single point. Both attempts bounced off the rim and missed, leaving Arkansas elated and Missouri stunned.

Arkansas’ Rashad Madden grabbed the rebound, but wasn’t fouled as the Tigers stood in shock.

“I’m sure if Wes shot those free throws nine other times, he would make them,” Anderson said. “But this afternoon, it shined on the Razorbacks.”

Alandise Harris scored 14 points while Bobby Portis added 12 and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Arkansas (15-4, 4-2), which moved to 2-1 on the road in Southeastern Conference play this season and 12-36 away from Bud Walton Arena in four years under Anderson.

Montaque Gill-Caesar scored 16 points to lead Missouri (7-12, 1-5), which lost its fifth consecutive game and eighth in its last 10. Johnathan Williams III added 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Keith Shamburger chipped in 10 points.

“Wes Clark didn’t lose the game,” first-year Tigers coach Kim Anderson said adamantly. “Without him, that situation probably wouldn’t have occurred. No one feels worse than Wes Clark about missing two free throws.”

Arkansas built a 21-16 edge early before watching Missouri use a 12-2 run that propelled the Tigers to a 34-30 halftime lead. The Razorbacks’ full-court press didn’t faze Missouri, which committed three turnovers and grabbed a 23-13 rebounding advantage in the opening 20 minutes.

Arkansas found a rhythm out of the locker room, though, scoring 11 of the first 14 points of the half and reminding the Tigers of their 62-50 loss at Texas A&M on Wednesday in which they were outscored 38-19 in the second half.

The Tigers fought back again, tying the game at 41 before the teams largely traded baskets for the rest of the game. A 3-pointer by Gill-Caesar gave Missouri a 60-59 lead with 1:53 remaining followed by a 2-pointer by Madden 29 seconds later.

Neither team would score again.

Clark finished with eight points, including four on two jumpers in the final five minutes to twice cut Missouri’s deficit to two points. He made 2 of 4 free throw attempts and has converted 30 of 42 this season; the Tigers finished 7 of 11 as a team from the line.

“It was a team effort,” Gill-Caesar said. “It wasn’t his fault. After the game, that’s exactly what we told him. We win together; we lose together. Today it just didn’t go our way, but it’s nobody’s fault.”

A smattering of boos followed Anderson onto the court pregame, though not as many as in past seasons. The fourth-year Arkansas coach compiled a 111-57 record at Missouri from 2006-11 before abruptly heading southwest.

One of the loudest cheers of the day from a season-best 11,022 in attendance came during halftime when officials presented football coach Gary Pinkel with the Battle Line Rivalry trophy stemming from his team’s 21-14 win against the Razorbacks on Nov. 28 to capture the SEC East title.

TIP-INS

Arkansas: The Razorbacks made 23 of 63 shots (36.5 percent) and tied the Tigers on the boards at 39, grabbing a 16-13 edge on the offensive glass.

Missouri: The Tigers only committed eight turnovers (but forced just three) and finished 23 of 58 (39.7 percent) from the field.

SEASON-LOW FOR RAZORBACKS

Arkansas had been the only SEC team to score at least 65 points in each of its games this season before Saturday. Missouri held Arkansas to 22.5 points below its SEC-best average of 83.5 per game.

CLOSE GAMES

Arkansas won its second consecutive squeaker after defeating Alabama 93-91 in overtime less than 40 hours before tip-off Saturday. The Razorbacks had lost their two previous games to drop out of the rankings.

“We needed to bounce back with a 2-0 week,” Harris said. “We’ll just do it game by game, week by week. And then we’ll be where we’re supposed to be at the end.”

UP NEXT

Arkansas returns home to face Tennessee on Tuesday.

Missouri hosts No. 1 Kentucky on Thursday.

— Associated Press —