COLUMBIA, Mo. — — Tramon Mark scored 22 points, reserve Makhi Mitchell celebrated his 24th birthday with a double-double and Arkansas kept Missouri winless in the SEC by beating the Tigers 91-84 on Wednesday night.
Mitchell tied a career-high 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Reserve Keyon Menifield Jr. scored 16 points and Jalen Graham 13 for Arkansas (11-10, 2-6) which ended a three-game losing streak. It was Arkansas’ second win in its last eight games.
The Razorbacks led 47-28 at halftime, but had to hold on at the end.
Tamar Bates scored 29 points for Missouri making half of his 18-shot attempts and all 10 of his foul shots. Sean East II scored 11 points and reserve Anthony Robinson II 10 for the Tigers.
Missouri (8-13, 0-8) has now lost seven straight. The Tigers travel to Vanderbilt on Saturday with a chance to keep the other winless in the SEC.