NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was the rubber match between Missouri and No. 8 Arkansas with each team winning on the other's floor with its rival missing a key piece.
The Tigers bested the Razorbacks in January when Arkansas' Justin Smith was hurt. The Hogs returned the favor five weeks later in Columbia with MU taking the floor without Jeremiah Tilmon.
Neither of those big men took center stage this time, as they both fouled out. Instead, a 16-0 first-half run for the Razorbacks turned a 10-point deficit into a six-point lead. And in the second half, a Missouri two-point lead turned into Arkansas leading by 10.