How to Watch: Missouri Men's Basketball at Arkansas
Maybe it's a good thing the Missouri Tigers team basketball team is on the road this weekend. Then again, it may not matter where they play right now.
With frustrations beginning to boil over, as Missouri still hasn't been able to notch a win in SEC play this season, it heads to Arkansas for a morning game against the Razorbacks.
If the Tigers had just one more major contributor on offense, things might have been very different this season. Mizzou has four players scoring in double figures with Sean East II (16.4), Tamar Bates (13.7), Noah Carter (11.8) and Nick Honor (10.7).
That part of the stat sheet has been more than favorable as Mizzou hasn't finished a season with four players averaging in double figures since five did so in 2012-13. Overall, 11 different Tigers have scored at least 10 points in a game this season, the most by MU since the 2017-18 team also had 11.
But that doesn't accurately reflect the depth issues that have developed through injuries, etc. Those four players have combined to score 78.9 percent of the team's points during SEC play. No one else has managed to average more than 3.2 points against SEC competition. Only four times in 13 league games has a non-starter reached double-digit scoring.
Maybe this will be the fifth.
Who: Missouri (8-18, 0-13 SEC) at Arkansas (13-13, 4-9 SEC)
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Ark.
When: Saturday, 11 a.m. CT
TV: ESPN2
Series: It dates back to the 1950-51 season, Arkansas holds a 34-27 advantage over Mizzou. The Razorbacks are 15-9 versus the Tigers since Mizzou joined the SEC, and have won seven of the last nine. The Razorbacks own an 19-10 edge in Fayetteville, winning eight of the last nine at home over the Tigers. Missouri's last win in the series was a 79-76 win last season at Mizzou Arena, ending a five-game losing streak to Arkansas.
Last Meeting: Arkansas defeated Missouri, 91-84, in Columbia on Jan. 31. Tamar Bates led the Tigers with 29 points and five steals. For Arkansas, Tramon Mark scored 22 points and Makhi Mitchell, who was celebrating his birthday, recorded a double-double (19 points and 14 rebounds). Keyon Menifield Jr., added 16 points off the bench.
Last Game, Missouri: Sean East II scored 24 points and Noah Carter had 20, but nationally-ranked Tennessee rallied past Mizzou on Tuesday with the No. 5 Volunteers pulling out the 72-67 win. Overall, East leads the team with 16.4 points and 4.3 assists per game.
Last game, Arkansas: The Razorbacks posted a 78-71 win at Texas A&M on Tuesday, ending a two-game losing streak. Tramon Mark led the team with 17.2 points, while Khalif Battle is second with 10.6. Davonte Davis has a team-best 2.0 assists, while Trevon Brazile leads Arkansas with 6.5 boards.
