FAYETTEVILLE -- Isaiah Joe was back on Saturday, and he brought the Arkansas Razorbacks with him.
Returning from a five-game absence recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, Joe scored 21 points to lead the University of Arkansas to a 78-68 victory over Missouri at Walton Arena before an announced sellout crowd of 19,200.
The Razorbacks (17-10, 5-9 SEC) had lost all five games Joe missed since his surgery on Feb. 4, including an 83-79 overtime loss at Missouri two weeks earlier.
"We're a whole different team with him," Arkansas Coach Eric Musselman said. "Look, we all know it's been a struggle without him for a variety of reasons.