No. 20 Mizzou Falls to No. 13 Arkansas 74-68

The Tigers winning streak came to an end on Wednesday night.

Matt Galatzan | Jan 4, 2023

No. 20 Mizzou Falls to No. 13 Arkansas 74-68 /

The Missouri Tigers entered their Wednesday night matchup with the No. 13 Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville, looking for their third straight victory over a ranked team, after knocking off No. 16 Illinois and No. 19 Kentucky in back-to-back games.

Unfortunately for the Tigers, it wasn't to be, however, with the Razorbacks escaping Bud Walton arena with a 74-68 win.

And for the Tigers, it was the slow start offensively in the first half that would eventually be their undoing, as Mizzou shot less than 40 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes.

In the second half, the Tigers were able to pick things up, but by then, despite forcing Arkansas into 17 turnovers, they were unable to overcome the Razorbacks' interior superiority.

Arkansas finished the game by dominating the boards by a 40-23 margin.

Meanwhile, Ricky Council IV poured in 25 points for Arkansas, while Davonte Davis added 10 points, and Joseph Pinion finished with 13 points off of the bench.

On the other end, the Tigers were led by Kobe Brown and Nick Honor, who had 11 and 12 points respectively, while Sean East adding 13 off of the bench.

Following their matchup with the Razorbacks, the Tigers will now return home for a matchup with the Vanderbilt Commodores in Columbia on Saturday.

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Published Jan 4, 2023

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of MizzouSportsTalk.com, AllAggies.com and LonghornsCountry.com, as well as the Editor-In-Chief of InsideTheBears.com, TheGroveReport.com, RamDigest.com, AllSeahawks.com, and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com