FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — On one end of Nolan Richardson Court, Missouri’s Jeremiah Tilmon worked up a sweat Saturday. The 6-foot-10 center snatched rebounds, swished jumpers, flushed dunks. Maybe his long-awaited return from injury would be the missing piece to carry the Tigers to their first Southeastern Conference road win.
On the other end of the floor, Arkansas’ Isaiah Joe bounced around on his surgically repaired knee. Maybe his return would be the missing piece to snap the Razorbacks out of their February funk.
In the 40 minutes that ensued at Bud Walton Arena, Tilmon never took off his warm-ups.