Tilmon is having the best season of his four-year career, averaging a career-best 12.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. In MU's last game against Arkansas, Tilmon scored a then-career high 25 points in last month's victory in Fayetteville.
With Tilmon unavailable, senior Mitchell Smith is making his first start of the season - and it comes against his home-state team.