The University of Missouri entered 0-0 in the 2025 regular season and left Mizzou Arena with a 88-84 overtime loss to the the Arkansas Razorbacks, who moved to 0-0, in a conference game shown at 12:00 PM EDT on ESPN before an attendance of 15061.
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Missouri Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks match summary starts with how the Tigers produced 48 points in the paint while the Hogs countered with 44 paint points and 14 overtime points.
First half
The Tigers scored 36 in the first half while the Razorbacks scored 39, and the margin tracked a game that finished with 12 ties and 12 lead changes.
Mizzou’s interior finishing showed up early with 24 made shots in the paint on 60 percent paint attempts, while Arkansas hit 33 field goals on 49 percent shooting overall.
Jayden Stone posted 11 points with 6 rebounds and 2 steals, and his 3 turnovers matched a Tigers team line of 13 turnovers.
Arkansas created 15 points off turnovers, and Missouri answered with 18 points off turnovers in the opening half’s back-and-forth run.
Second half
The Tigers put up 38 in the second half while the Razorbacks added 35, and the University of Missouri stayed close despite Arkansas holding a biggest lead of 15.
Mark Mitchell’s previous-game line of 32 points with 4 assists and 4 rebounds aligned with a Tigers attack that went 30 percent from three on 20 attempts in this one.
Anthony Robinson II’s previous-game 5 assists matched a Missouri team total of 11 assists, while Arkansas finished with 13 assists and an assist to turnover ratio of 1.3.
Shawn Phillips Jr. supplied 4 blocks in the previous game, and Missouri recorded 4 blocks in this matchup while Arkansas recorded 5 blocks and 8 steals.
Overtime
Missouri scored 10 in overtime while Arkansas scored 14, and the extra session decided the Missouri Tigers full-time result at Mizzou Arena.
The Razorbacks leaned on 50 percent three-point shooting on 16 attempts and added 10 fast break points, while Mizzou finished with 8 fast break points and 11 second-chance points.
What went wrong for Missouri Tigers showed up in the comparison between 5 bench points for Mizzou and 17 bench points for Arkansas, alongside Missouri’s 0.92 assist to turnover ratio.
The Missouri Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks result analysis also reflected Arkansas getting 38 total rebounds to Missouri’s 34 while both teams posted 57 percent true shooting.
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