FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Mizzou Women's Basketball (20-9, 9-6 SEC) recorded its 20^th victory of the season on Thursday night at Bud Walton Arena, as the Tigers defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks, 73-67. Mizzou recorded its most points scored in a quarter with 36 in the fourth as the win secured Mizzou's fourth consecutive 20-win season for the first time since 1983-87.

Free throw shooting was pivotal for Mizzou in the victory, as the Tigers converted on a season-high 96.3 percent (26-for-27) from the free throw line in the game, led by an 11-for-11 performance from senior forward Cierra Porter (Columbia, Mo.) and a 9-for-10 performance from senior guard Sophie Cunningham (Columbia, Mo.). 

Porter led four Tigers in double figures as she scored a season high 21 points in the game while recording nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Cunningham produced her fifth double-double of the season and 13^th of her career with 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Joining Porter and Cunningham in double figures was junior Jordan Roundtree (St. Louis, Mo.), who scored a career high 16 points, and junior Jordan Chavis (Lexington, N.C.), who scored 11 points and was 5-for-5 from the free throw line.

After being outscored 25-13 in the third quarter, Mizzou responded to outscore the Razorbacks, 36-26 in the fourth quarter to secure its 20^th win of the season. The 36 points is the most Mizzou has scored in a quarter since game moved to the quarter format prior to the 2015-16 season. Porter led Mizzou with 13 points in the game's final period and was 7-for-7 from the charity stripe, as the Tigers overall were successful on 19-of-20 shots from the free throw line in the fourth quarter. Arkansas pulled within four points with 2:38 remaining in the game, but Mizzou was able to sink all six of its free throw attempts down the final stretch of the game to seal the victory.

• Porter led the way for Mizzou throughout the game, as she scored a season-high 21 points and matched season-highs in rebounds (nine) and assists (four), while also recording two blocks.
• Cunningham recorded her 11^th consecutive game in double figures with 13 points, while recording her fifth game of the season with 10+ rebounds with 12. It was her fifth double-double of the season, and 13^th of her career.
• Roundtree set career highs in points (16), field goals made (six) and three-pointers made (four) in 24 minutes of action.

• Mizzou's 36-point performance in the fourth quarter was its single best scoring performance in a quarter since NCAA women's basketball moved to the quarter format prior to the 2015-16 season, surpassing the 35 points Mizzou scored in the first quarter against Vanderbilt on Feb. 22, 2018.
• Mizzou shot a remarkable 96.3 percent (26-for-27) from the free throw line, its best mark when making 10+ free throws since shooting 100 percent (14-for-14) from the free throw line Alabama on Dec. 31, 2017.
• The Tigers' success from the charity stripe is the sixth-best free throw shooting performance in program history (minimum 10 made), trailing only 100 percent performances against Oklahoma (21-for-21) on Jan. 28, 2004, Illinois (10-for-10) on Dec. 19, 2007, North Florida (10-for-10) on Nov. 20, 2011, Alabama (14-for-14) on Dec. 31, 2017 and a 96.4 percent performance against Indiana State (27-for-28) on Nov. 22, 2016.
• Porter tallied her eighth career 20-point game with a season-high 21 points.
• Porter was a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line in the game, matching her career-best performance from the charity stripe when she shot 11-for-11 against Kentucky on Jan. 30, 2017. She moved to No. 9 all-time at Mizzou in career free throws made with 336, surpassing Jordan Frericks (327, 2013-18).
• There have only been four perfect performances from the free throw line (minimum 10 made) in program history, and Porter now has two such performances. She joins Lisa Plummer (14-for-14 vs. Kansas, Nov. 24, 1979) and Tracy Ellis (14-for-14 vs. Tennessee Tech, Dec. 12, 1987).
• With two blocks, Porter also moved No. 10 all-time at Mizzou in career blocks with 109, surpassing Joni Davis (108, 1981-85).
• With 13 points and 12 rebounds, Cunningham notched her fifth double-double of the season and 13^th of her career.
• Cunningham continued her recent scoring surge, as she has now scored in double figures in 11 consecutive contests and is averaging 20.5 points over that stretch.
• Cunningham dished out three assists in the game to move into fourth-place all-time at Mizzou with 373 assists, surpassing Dee-Dee Polk who recorded 372 from 1982-84.
• Roundtree set career highs in points (16), field goals made (six) and three-pointers made (four) in the game. Her previous highs were 10 points (twice, last vs. Ole Miss, Jan. 3, 2019), four field goals (three times, last vs. Texas A&M, Feb. 7, 2019) and three three-pointers (at Florida, Jan. 13, 2019).
• Mizzou shot 44.2 percent (19-for-45) from the field in the game, marking the 15^th time in the last 17 games the Tigers have shot at least 40 percent from the field.
• Mizzou outrebounded Arkansas by 22 boards, 45-23, its largest rebounding margin of the season, surpassing the +20 margin in a season-opening win over Western Illinois (52-32, Nov. 6, 2019).

Next, Mizzou returns home for its final game of the regular season as the Tigers host Alabama for Senior Day on Sunday, March 3. Tipoff from Mizzou Arena is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. CT on SEC Network +, with Senior Day festivities to begin 1:40 p.m. CT.

For all the latest on Mizzou Women's Basketball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team @MizzouWBB (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook).