FAYETTEVILLE — To some it seems an asterisk accompanied Arkansas’ 86-81 overtime victory over Missouri last Saturday in Columbia, Mo.
Because of a death in his family, Mizzou center Jeremiah Tilmon last Saturday wasn’t at Mizzou Arena.
Tilmon double downed the Razorbacks with 25 points and 11 rebounds when the Tigers clawed Arkansas 81-68 in their first SEC clash Jan. 2 at Walton Arena.
So when asked what it was like for Missouri playing the Arkansas rematch minus Tilmon, Arkansas coach Eric Musselman parried with a question.
"I don’t know,” Musselman replied. “I wonder what it was like for them to play us without Justin?