National Basketball Association
Arkansas 84, Missouri 72
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 20, 2016
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials:
# Pat Evans, # Garrick Shannon, # CJ Washington
Attendance:
13040
By The Sports Xchange
Junior guard Dusty Hannahs scored 22 points and senior guard Jabril Durham had a career-high 17 as Arkansas beat Missouri 84-72 on Saturday night in a Southeastern Conference at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark.
Missouri was within nine with nine minutes left, but Arkansas (13-14, 6-8 SEC) quickly pushed its lead to 17 and took control for good.
The Razorbacks, who completed a season sweep over the Tigers (10-17, 3-11), shot just 40 percent from the field but hit 10 three-pointers and outrebounded Missouri 47-40.
Junior forward Moses Kingsley added 15 points and 12 rebounds for Arkansas, which snapped a three-game losing streak.
Freshman forward Kevin Puryear's career-high 23 points and seven rebounds led the Tigers, who came in with two straight wins. Sophomore guard Namon Wright had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Missouri and senior forward Ryan Rosburg added 11.
Missouri also shot 40 percent from the floor, including 6 of 23 from 3-point range.
Hannahs scored 13 points and Durham had 10 in the first half, which saw Arkansas shoot 45 percent from the field and lead by 13.
Missouri was within 22-18 with 8:30 left in the first half before Arkansas took control, using a 7-0 run to lead 41-24 with two minutes left in the half.
Top Game Performances
Missouri |
|
Arkansas |
Kevin Puryear 23 |
Scoring |
Dusty Hannahs 22 |
Terrence Phillips 7 |
Assists |
Jabril Durham 6 |
Namon Wright 12 |
Rebounds |
Moses Kingsley 12 |
Kevin Puryear 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthlon Bell 4 |
Kevin Puryear 1 |
Steals |
Jabril Durham 2 |
Ryan Rosburg 2 |
Blocks |
Keaton Miles 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Missouri
|
72 |
39.7 |
6-23 |
16-22 |
18 |
36 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
Arkansas
|
84 |
40.3 |
10-26 |
20-28 |
18 |
44 |
7 |
5 |
7 |