And they delivered.
Arkansas defeated Missouri in the first round of the SEC tournament, 85-74. The Razorbacks went on a 16-0 run in the fourth quarter after trailing by 11 to end the third quarter.
Chrissy Carr was the star of the show, setting a new career-high 34 points, 11-of-14 shooting from the field. Her performance was also the second most points in SEC Tournament by an Arkansas player. Her previous season-high was 22 points against Little Rock back in November.
Samara Spencer also had a great night, scoring 19 points with five rebounds and four assists. Makayla Daniels also finished in double figures with 17.
Mike Neighbors claims his eighth win in the SEC Tournament. Neighbors said he was “absolutely numb” after the game-changing rally in the final quarter.
“I don’t know what happened,” Neighbors said about the run. “In practice all year [we’ve] just been a team that waits until the last drill or last set of the drill to get it done. That just may be who we are.”
The Razorbacks get the worse of the draw as the eighth seed, taking on South Carolina in the next round. Tipoff is at 11 a.m. Friday morning.
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