Fresh off its second top-five win of the season, University of Missouri men’s basketball returns home to welcome rival Arkansas to Mizzou Arena Saturday night. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. on SEC Network.
PROMOTIONS
• Saturday is a Blackout at Mizzou Arena with all fans encouraged to wear their best Tiger black.
• The first 1,000 students are set to receive a free black replica jersey as a giveaway.
• The St. Louis Disc Dogs are set to perform at halftime of Saturday’s game.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Mizzou owns a 14-3 overall record in 2024-25 with a 3-1 mark in SEC play.
• The Tigers have won their last three games and are coming off an 83-82 win at No. 5 Florida on Tuesday. Caleb Grill led the way for MU in the win over the Gators with a team-best 22 points.
• Mark Mitchell leads four players in double-digit scoring with 13.6 points to go with 4.9 rebounds.
• Following Mitchell’s lead as double-digit scorers are Tamar Bates (12.8), Grill (12.2) and Anthony Robinson II (10.7).
• Robinson also leads Mizzou with 3.8 assists and 2.1 steals per game, while Josh Gray has tallied a team-best 5.2 rebounds per game.
• MU is 15th nationally with a scoring offense of 84.9 and 15th with a scoring margin of +15.6.
ABOUT THE RAZORBACKS
• Arkansas owns an 11-6 record in 2024-25, having lost their first four SEC games of the season – coming off a 78-74 setback at LSU on Tuesday.
• Adou Thiero leads Arkansas with 16.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game.
• Boogie Fland is second on the team with 15.7 points, while leading Arkansas with 5.7 assists.
• The Razorbacks average 78.1 points per game, while allowing 67.6.
SERIES HISTORY
• In a series that dates back to 1950, Arkansas holds a 35-27 advantage over Mizzou with the Tigers holding a 17-13 edge in Columbia.
• Arkansas swept a pair of games versus MU last season, earning a 91-84 win at Mizzou Arena before an 88-73 win Fayetteville.
• The Tigers’ last win in the series was over the 25th-ranked Razorbacks at home in 2023, 79-76.
TOP-FIVE VICTORIES
• Mizzou is a dangerous team this season, coming off its second top-five win of the campaign.
• MU earned an 83-82 win at Florida on Tuesday – just the fifth top-five road win in school history and first since defeating No. 3 Baylor in 2012.
• Coupled with a victory…
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