Missouri beat Arkansas 79-78 on Tuesday at Mizzou Arena in a rematch of the Tigers’ 72-60 loss in Fayetteville three weeks ago. Even more impressive, the Tigers won without Mark Smith, who is still sidelined by an ankle injury.
Ronnie Suggs committed a loose ball foul with 1:41 remaining, and Jalen Harris hit both free throws to cut the lead to 76-74. Missouri, however, responded when Kevin Puryear lobbed a beautiful touch pass over the head of Daniel Gafford into the hands of Jeremiah Tilmon, who slammed it home with one second remaining on the shot clock. A foul on Xavier Pinson allowed Harris to sink another pair from the stripe, and Jordan Geist could only sink one of two from the line on the other end.