St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 14, 2021
Depleted Mizzou can't chase down Arkansas in OT
Arkansas' JD Notae, left, shoots as he drives past Missouri's Torrence Watson, bottom, Dru Smith, right, and Parker Braun, top, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Without their starting center for the first time this season, the depleted No. 10 Missouri Tigers made enough plays to take Arkansas to overtime Saturday but couldn’t finish off the Razorbacks in an 86-81 loss at Mizzou Arena.
The defeat marked the first time this season MU dropped consecutive games and MU’s first loss in a game decided by five points or fewer.