Turnovers cost Missouri in loss to Arkansas
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fayetteville, AR (SportsNetwork.com) - Michael Qualls scored 21 points and hit four 3-pointers in No. 18 Arkansas' 84-69 win over Missouri.
The Razorbacks (21-5, 9-3 SEC) scored 18 points off 20 Missouri turnovers and were 10-for-22 from long distance. Bobby Portis scored 16 with nine rebounds and Anton Beard added 13 points with five assists.
The Tigers (7-19, 1-12) lost their 12th straight game despite getting 13 points and 10 boards from Johnathan Williams III. Tramaine Isabell equaled Williams for the team lead with 13 points, while Montaque Gill-Caesar and Jakeenan Grant each scored 11 in the loss.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Isabell's 3-pointer near the midpoint of the first half gave Missouri a three-point lead, but the Tigers would not score for the next seven minutes, allowing the Razorbacks to build a 12-point lead.
The run was ended by Gant's jumper with 3:25 to play, and he scored five more points to close the half with the Razorbacks leading 37-29.
The Razorbacks got 3-pointers from three different players in a 13-3 run to open the second half. Rashad Madden's capped the run that gave Arkansas a game-high 18-point lead.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Missouri shot 50 percent, but it could not get the stops necessary to pull within single digits the rest of the game. The Tigers hit six straight shots in a 3 1/2 minute span after Arkansas went up 18, but the Razorbacks always had an answer at the other end.
Game Notes
Arkansas has won 27 games in a row when leading at halftime ... Missouri fell to 0-7 in road games ... The Razorbacks now lead the all-time series, 22-21 ... At halftime, Arkansas honored former two-time All-American Corliss Williamson ... Each team will play on the road for its next game with Arkansas heading to Mississippi State and Missouri going to Vanderbilt.