Makhi Mitchell has been electric for the last 7 games. Now Khalif Battle is going off? Arkansas might be onto something here late in the season.
The Hogs took down Mizzou 88-73 today in a high-octane offensive game. For the first 3 minutes, Arkansas and Mizzou couldn’t buy a shot, but when they finally put one in the basket, it was off to the races.
Arkansas finished with 22-52 (48%) on the floor and 10-25 (40%) from downtown. Battle led the Hogs with a career-high 42 points while playing nearly the entire game. Mitchell was next with 13, marking his seventh game scoring double-digits in the last eight.
Sean East II was essentially the Tigers’ entire offense, scoring 33 points with nearly half (15) coming from the free throw line.
The Razorbacks out-rebounded Mizzou 33-27, but they surprisingly out-blocked Arkansas 4-2.
Arkansas will take on Vanderbilt on Tuesday in hopes of claiming its third SEC victory in a row.
Now, let’s take a look at Arkansas’ win over Mizzou: