Missouri men's basketball faced an increasingly difficult task Saturday.
The Tigers looked to complete a rare regular-season sweep against a resilient Arkansas team while playing without perhaps their best player, Jeremiah Tilmon.
The Missouri center took a leave of absence from the team because of a death in the family, the program announced before tipoff.
Without the 6-foot-10 Tilmon, the Tigers relied more on perimeter shooting than in any other game this season. They made a season-high 13 shots from beyond the arc, but it wasn't enough to fend off the Razorbacks.
Arkansas defeated Missouri 86-81 in overtime at Mizzou Arena.