
Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers
· NCAA Men's BasketballMark Mitchell, Caleb Grill and Tamar Bates lead Missouri to 83-65 victory over struggling Arkansas

Mitchell added five rebounds and four assists for the Tigers (15-3, 4-1 Southeastern Conference), who have won 14 in a row at home. Bates made 6 of 12 shots with three 3-pointers. Grill hit 7 of 10 shots off the bench with three 3-pointers for Missouri, which was coming off an 83-82 victory over No. 5 Florida.
Grill and Bates both topped 1,000 career points in the game. Tony Perkins had 11 points and Trent Pierce scored 10 on 4-for-4 shooting with two 3-pointers.
Sophomore reserve Zvonimir Ivisic totaled 14 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double for the Razorbacks (11-7, 0-5). Adou Thiero scored 12.
Bates made three 3-pointers and a layup in the first 5:45 as Missouri yielded the first basket before going on an 18-0 run. Bates had 13 points and Mitchell scored 11 as the Tigers took a 52-35 advantage into halftime.
Thiero had two baskets in an 8-0 run as Arkansas closed within 57-45 with 15:29 left to play. Mitchell answered with a layup and Grill followed with back-to-back baskets to push Missouri's lead back to 18.
D.J. Wagner scored in the paint to get Arkansas within 63-53 with 9:44 remaining, but the Razorbacks would get no closer.
John Calipari, in his first season at Arkansas, had never lost even four straight games to begin conference play in head-coaching stops at Massachusetts, Memphis and Kentucky.
Missouri travels to play Texas on Tuesday. Arkansas will host No. 23 Georgia on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 83 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 83 |
2nd 0:03 | Caleb Grill Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 83 |
2nd 0:07 | D.J. Wagner missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 83 |
2nd 0:25 | Caleb Grill Turnover. | 65 - 83 |
Statistics
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28-63 | FG | 29-63 |
44.4 | Field Goal % | 46.0 |
5-23 | 3PT | 11-23 |
21.7 | Three Point % | 47.8 |
4-8 | FT | 14-19 |
50.0 | Free Throw % | 73.7 |
38 | Rebounds | 39 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
28 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
13 | Assists | 20 |
5 | Steals | 10 |
8 | Blocks | 0 |
13 | Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
4 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
42 | Points in Paint | 32 |
18 | Fouls | 14 |
2 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information

Location: Columbia, MO
Attendance: 15,061 | Capacity:
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Auburn | 15-3 | - | 32-5 |
Florida | 14-4 | 1 | 34-4 |
Alabama | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
Tennessee | 12-6 | 3 | 30-8 |
Texas A&M | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Ole Miss | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
Kentucky | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
Missouri | 10-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
Arkansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
Vanderbilt | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
Oklahoma | 6-12 | 9 | 20-14 |
Texas | 6-12 | 9 | 19-16 |
LSU | 3-15 | 12 | 14-18 |
South Carolina | 2-16 | 13 | 12-20 |