Pregame
Arkansas' starting lineup: Mason Jones, Jimmy Whitt, Desi Sills, Adrio Bailey and Reggie Chaney.
Whitt has been battling a back injury, and Eric Musselman said Thursday that his back tightened up in the second half of Tuesday's loss to Auburn. Whitt is coming off his first scoreless game in nearly two calendar years, and this is likely the final time he will play competitively back in his hometown.
Jones is looking to extend his historic scoring run today against Missouri. He became the first Arkansas player to score 30-plus points in three consecutive games on Tuesday, and the third SEC player in the last 30 years to have multiple 40-point games in a season, joining Jodie Meeks of Kentucky and former LSU forward Shaquille O'Neal.