FAYETTVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas (11-7, 2-4) defeated Mizzou (10-7, 1-4), 72-60, in a back-and-forth affair at Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday night. Mizzou sophomore guard Mark Smith put together one of the best games of his young career, totaling 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including a 6-of-11 clip from distance. The SEC's leader in three-point shooting (46.7 percent) set a career-high with six made threes and repeatedly ignited Mizzou's offense throughout the contest.

Smith's hot shooting to begin the ballgame pushed Mizzou out to a 12-2 lead but Arkansas rallied to pull within two at the break. After 18 minutes of hard-fought play in the second half, Arkansas was able to score 10 unanswered points late to close the game and seal the victory on its home court.

TURNING POINT

Smith kept Mizzou on pace with the Razorbacks during the second half. His corner three off of a dish from freshman guard Xavier Pinson at the 15:30 mark in the second half pulled the Tigers within one, making the score 43-42. Just over six minutes later, after an Arkansas run, Pinson found Smith again on a kick-out feed on the left wing and the sharpshooter splashed home a trey. Smith's fifth triple of the game pulled the Tigers within one once again, making the score 51-50 with 8:47 remaining.

With the Razorbacks holding a four-point lead near the five-minute mark, Smith hit again, giving him 22 points and six made threes in the contest. Smith's 22 points matched a career-high.

After a Kevin Puryear free throw brought Mizzou within one with 4:27 remaining, the Razorbacks went on a 10-0 run to take control during the game's closing minutes. Arkansas guard Isaiah Joe hit a pair of threes during the run on his way to a game-high 23 points.

TOP TIGERS

• Smith's six triples were the most by a Mizzou player since Kassius Robertson sank six threes in Mizzou's NCAA Tournament loss to Florida State on March 16, 2016. Smith also pulled in a team-high seven rebounds in the loss.
• Sophomore forward Jeremiah Tilmon converted on 4-of-5 shots and finished with nine points and five rebounds.
• Redshirt junior guard Ronnie Suggs scored a season-high five points, draining his first triple as a Tiger in the process.

GAME NOTES

• Despite the loss, Mizzou outrebounded the Razorbacks 30-29. The Tigers have now outrebounded opponents in 13 of 17 games this season.
• Mark Smith has now hit four or more threes in four games this season and has sank at least one in every contest this season. The sophomore now has three 20+ point games in his college career, including two as a Tiger.

UP NEXT

Mizzou returns home on Saturday for a matchup with No. 25 LSU at Mizzou Arena at 5 p.m. CT. The game will be featured on SEC Network.

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