COLUMBIA, MO. • His mind was elsewhere as he walked off the court at Mizzou Arena on Wednesday, but sometime between the final buzzer and his postgame interview, Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin heard his next opponent’s score.
Louisiana State 75, Arkansas 54 — in Fayetteville, Ark., no less. It was another reminder that every night the suddenly deeper and more dangerous Southeastern Conference can deliver something unexpected.
“I was surprised to see that score,” Martin said after his team took down Georgia 68-56.
Martin didn’t know much more about the Razorbacks, but has since had enough time to diagnose Mike Anderson’s team.