Dec. 7, 2004
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Arkansas at Missouri
December 7, 2004
Norm Stewart Court at Mizzou Arena - Columbia, Mo.
Game Notes
With their win tonight, Arkansas tied the all-time series at 17 wins apiece for each school.
Arkansas took the previous meeting between the two teams on the hardwood, a 75-46 victory in Fayetteville in 1997.
This was the first meeting between the two schools in the Quin Snyder era.
The Tigers are now 8-14 all-time against teams from the Southeastern Conference.
The Tigers are now 12-9 all-time, including 1-2 versus Arkansas, in games played on December 7.
Missouri Team Notes
The Tigers were held without a field goal for the first 7:48 of the game. They found themselves down by only a three-point margin, however, after freshman forward Marshall Brown drained the team's first shot from the field.
After falling down 6-0 to open the game, Mizzou went on a 12-2 run, over 9:34, to take the lead.
The Tigers allowed Arkansas to shoot only 12.5 percent (1-of-8) from long distance, the lowest mark by any of their opponents on the year.
The Tigers tallied a season-high 13 steals, but a season-low nine assists.
Missouri Player Notes
Freshman forward Marshall Brown collected Mizzou's first five points from the field.
Though junior guard Jimmy McKinney missed his first free throw attempt of the game, it was only the 37th misfire from the charity stripe of his career. He is 151-of-188 from the line in a Mizzou uniform.
Freshman forward Marshall Brown drained two shots from behind the arc in the first half, matching the career high for three-point field goals made he set against Murray State on November 28. He finished with those two three-point field goals.
Sophomore forward Linas Kleiza had more rebounds (seven) than points (four) in the first half.
Freshman guard Marshall Brown's eight points in the first half eclipsed his career-best six he recorded on two previous occasions this season. He finished with 10 points.
Freshman forward Kalen Grimes' five points matched the career high he set against Creighton on November 23.
Freshman guard Jason Horton set a career-high assist mark by dishing out six dimes, besting the mark of four he set against Houston on November 16.
Junior forward/center Kevin Young is 8-of-11 from the free throw line in the last two Mizzou games.
In the Tigers' last two outings combined, sophomore forward Linas Kleiza had 20 rebounds and 11 assists.
Arkansas Team Notes
Arkansas opened the game with a 6-0 run over the first 1:50 of play, forcing and converting on two Tiger turnovers in the process.
The Razorbacks shot 0.0 percent (0-of-4) from beyond the arc in the first half, the first time a Mizzou opponent has done that since last year's season-opener against Oakland.
Arkansas blocked four shots in the first half, more than any team has had in an entire game against the Tigers this season. They finished with seven for the game.
Arkansas outscored the Tigers 12-4 on the fast break.
The Razorbacks closed the game on a 10-4 run over the last 1:35 of play.
Arkansas Player Notes
Freshman center Steven Hill blocked two shots in just six minutes of playing time in the first half. He finished with four, giving him a total of 10 blocks in the last two Arkansas outings.
Junior forward Rashard Sullivan grabbed eight rebounds for the Razorbacks, a personal season high.
