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Smith, Moody lead Arkansas to overtime victory at No. 10 Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Justin Smith scored 19 points to lead Arkansas to an 86-81 overtime victory over 10th-ranked Missouri on Saturday.
Smith, who had missed the Razorbacks’ loss to Missouri last month with an injury, led a balanced attack. Moses Moody scored 15 and Jalen Tate added 14 for Arkansas (16-5, 8-4 Southeastern Conference).
Xavier Pinson led Missouri (13-5, 6-5) with 23 points, and Dru Smith added 15.
Missouri standout forward Jeremiah Tilmon missed the game because of a death in the family. Tilmon had 25 points and 11 rebounds in the teams’ previous meeting, and without him, the Tigers leaned heavily on 3-pointers, making 13 of 32 from beyond the arc.
The 7-foot-3 Connor Vanover, who played just four minutes in the first half, got going after the break and helped Arkansas turn a 35-31 halftime deficit into a 58-51 lead with 11 minutes left. Vanover finished with 12 points. Arkansas did much of its damage at the foul line, converting 20 of 23 free throw attempts.
Missouri’s Parker Braun sent the game into overtime when he scored a reverse layup off a nice feed from Dru Smith to tie the game at 73 and then blocked Devonte Davis’ shot on the other end.
Davis got his revenge in overtime when he scored the go-ahead basket with 33 seconds left.
The Razorbacks play Florida on Tuesday at home.
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