Men’s Basketball Hosts Arkansas Aiming to Extend Winning Streak

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…