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Mark Mitchell, Caleb Grill and Tamar Bates lead Missouri to 83-65 victory over struggling Arkansas

AP
Jan 18, 2025

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Mark Mitchell and Caleb Grill both had 17 points, Tamar Bates scored 15 and Missouri Tigers upped its win streak to four by handing Arkansas Razorbacks its fifth straight loss, 83-65 on Saturday night.

Mitchell added five rebounds and four assists for the Tigers (15-3, 4-1 Southeastern Conference), who have won 14 in a row at home. Bates made 6 of 12 shots with three 3-pointers. Grill hit 7 of 10 shots off the bench with three 3-pointers for Missouri, which was coming off an 83-82 victory over No. 5 Florida.

Grill and Bates both topped 1,000 career points in the game. Tony Perkins had 11 points and Trent Pierce scored 10 on 4-for-4 shooting with two 3-pointers.

Sophomore reserve Zvonimir Ivisic totaled 14 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double for the Razorbacks (11-7, 0-5). Adou Thiero scored 12.

Bates made three 3-pointers and a layup in the first 5:45 as Missouri yielded the first basket before going on an 18-0 run. Bates had 13 points and Mitchell scored 11 as the Tigers took a 52-35 advantage into halftime.

Thiero had two baskets in an 8-0 run as Arkansas closed within 57-45 with 15:29 left to play. Mitchell answered with a layup and Grill followed with back-to-back baskets to push Missouri's lead back to 18.

D.J. Wagner scored in the paint to get Arkansas within 63-53 with 9:44 remaining, but the Razorbacks would get no closer.

John Calipari, in his first season at Arkansas, had never lost even four straight games to begin conference play in head-coaching stops at Massachusetts, Memphis and Kentucky.

Missouri travels to play Texas on Tuesday. Arkansas will host No. 23 Georgia on Wednesday.

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1st Half
ARK
Razorbacks
35
MIZZ
Tigers
52

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Razorbacks gains possession)
19:41	+2	Jonas Aidoo makes two point dunk (Trevon Brazile assists)	2-0
19:22		Tamar Bates misses two point jump shot
19:20		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
19:10		Anthony Robinson II personal foul
18:59		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
18:57		Adou Thiero offensive rebound
18:54		Adou Thiero misses two point jump shot
18:52		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
18:52		Trevon Brazile personal foul
18:42	+3	Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot (Anthony Robinson II assists)	2-3
18:14		Jonas Aidoo turnover (lost ball) (Tony Perkins steals)
18:10		Tamar Bates turnover (bad pass)
18:01		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
17:59		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
17:53	+3	Trent Pierce makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)	2-6
17:39		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
17:37		Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
17:29		Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
17:27		Anthony Robinson II offensive rebound
17:22		Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot
17:20		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
17:11		Adou Thiero misses two point layup
17:09		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
17:04	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup (Trent Pierce assists)	2-8
16:38		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
16:36		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
16:27	+3	Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot (Mark Mitchell assists)	2-11
16:22		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
16:22		TV timeout
16:12		Trent Pierce personal foul
15:55		Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Grill steals)
15:48		Johnell Davis shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
15:48	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-12
15:48	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-13
15:29		D.J. Wagner misses two point jump shot
15:27		Tigers defensive rebound
15:17	+2	Mark Mitchell makes two point dunk (Caleb Grill assists)	2-15
15:15		Jonas Aidoo shooting foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul)
15:15		Mark Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:15		Razorbacks defensive rebound
15:15		Josh Gray personal foul
14:55		Adou Thiero misses three point jump shot
14:53		Jonas Aidoo offensive rebound
14:45		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
14:43		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
14:16	+3	Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot (Josh Gray assists)	2-18
13:56		Adou Thiero misses two point layup
13:54		Jonas Aidoo offensive rebound
13:50		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
13:48		Karter Knox offensive rebound
13:45	+2	Karter Knox makes two point layup	4-18
13:31	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup	4-20
13:08	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point jump shot	6-20
12:53		Tamar Bates misses two point jump shot
12:51		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
12:44		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
12:42		Johnell Davis offensive rebound
12:35	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point layup	8-20
12:34		Tigers 30 second timeout
12:18		Mark Mitchell misses two point layup
12:16		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
12:05	+3	Zvonimir Ivišić makes three point jump shot (Boogie Fland assists)	11-20
11:40	+3	Trent Pierce makes three point jump shot (Mark Mitchell assists)	11-23
11:26	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point dunk (Karter Knox assists)	13-23
11:05		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
11:03		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
10:55		Zvonimir Ivišić misses three point jump shot
10:53		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
10:46		Anthony Robinson II turnover (lost ball) (Trevon Brazile steals)
10:43		Trevon Brazile turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Grill steals)
10:40	+2	Caleb Grill makes two point dunk	13-25
10:27	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Boogie Fland assists)	16-25
10:19		Boogie Fland personal foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul)
10:19		TV timeout
10:08		Anthony Robinson II misses two point layup
10:06		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
9:44		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
9:42		Anthony Robinson II defensive rebound
9:24	+2	Trent Pierce makes two point layup (Caleb Grill assists)	16-27
9:18	+2	Mark Mitchell makes two point dunk (Caleb Grill assists)	16-29
9:02		Caleb Grill personal foul
8:53		Adou Thiero turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Grill steals)
8:46	+3	Tony Perkins makes three point jump shot (Trent Pierce assists)	16-32
8:22	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists)	18-32
8:06	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)	18-35
7:50		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
7:48		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
7:42		Zvonimir Ivišić blocks Caleb Grill's three point jump shot
7:40		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
7:40		TV timeout
7:26	+2	Zvonimir Ivišić makes two point jump shot (Adou Thiero assists)	20-35
7:04		Adou Thiero blocks Peyton Marshall's two point layup
7:02		Tigers offensive rebound
6:55		Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot
6:53		Razorbacks defensive rebound
6:26	+2	Boogie Fland makes two point jump shot	22-35
6:14		Billy Richmond III personal foul
6:06		Zvonimir Ivišić blocks Mark Mitchell's three point jump shot
6:04		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
5:51		Trent Pierce personal foul
5:47		Boogie Fland misses three point jump shot
5:45		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
5:37		Zvonimir Ivišić personal foul
5:32	+2	Mark Mitchell makes two point dunk (Trent Pierce assists)	22-37
5:19	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point dunk (Johnell Davis assists)	24-37
5:09	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot	24-40
4:40	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point layup	26-40
4:29	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Anthony Robinson II assists)	26-43
4:08	+3	Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot (Adou Thiero assists)	29-43
3:52		Billy Richmond III personal foul
3:52		TV timeout
3:37		Mark Mitchell misses two point layup
3:34		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
3:12	+2	Jonas Aidoo makes two point jump shot (Boogie Fland assists)	31-43
2:55		Jonas Aidoo shooting foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul)
2:55	+1	Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-44
2:55		Mark Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:52		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
2:35		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
2:33		Anthony Robinson II defensive rebound
2:21	+2	Mark Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Anthony Robinson II assists)	31-46
1:59		Johnell Davis misses two point layup
1:58		Zvonimir Ivišić offensive rebound
1:58	+2	Zvonimir Ivišić makes two point layup	33-46
1:47		Adou Thiero blocks Anthony Robinson II's three point jump shot
1:45		Marcus Allen offensive rebound
1:45		Caleb Grill personal foul
1:45	+1	Marcus Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-47
1:45	+1	Marcus Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-48
1:26		Trevon Brazile misses two point layup
1:24		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
1:15		Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
1:13		Anthony Robinson II offensive rebound
1:05	+2	Jacob Crews makes two point dunk	33-50
0:57		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
0:57		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
0:56		Tamar Bates misses two point jump shot
0:54		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
0:43		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
0:41		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point layup	35-50
0:11	+2	Mark Mitchell makes two point layup (Anthony Robinson II assists)	35-52
0:02		Zvonimir Ivišić misses three point jump shot
0:01		Tigers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ARK
Razorbacks
30
MIZZ
Tigers
31

Time		Play	Score
19:35		Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot
19:33		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
19:17		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
19:15		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
19:02	+3	Mark Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Trent Pierce assists)	35-55
18:42		Trevon Brazile turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Robinson II steals)
18:31		Trent Pierce turnover (Adou Thiero steals)
18:29		Adou Thiero turnover (bad pass)
18:15		Mark Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Zvonimir Ivišić steals)
18:07	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point layup	37-55
17:58		Tamar Bates turnover
17:38		D.J. Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Tamar Bates steals)
17:20		Zvonimir Ivišić shooting foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul)
17:20	+1	Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-56
17:20	+1	Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-57
17:05	+2	Boogie Fland makes two point layup	39-57
16:58		Anthony Robinson II misses three point jump shot
16:56		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
16:55		Trent Pierce personal foul
16:40	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point jump shot	41-57
16:14		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
16:12		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
16:02	+2	Zvonimir Ivišić makes two point dunk (Boogie Fland assists)	43-57
15:47		Mark Mitchell misses two point layup
15:45		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
15:32		Boogie Fland misses three point jump shot
15:30		Zvonimir Ivišić offensive rebound
15:30		Anthony Robinson II personal foul
15:30		TV timeout
15:25	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point dunk	45-57
15:20		Mark Mitchell misses two point layup
15:19		Tamar Bates offensive rebound
15:19	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup	45-59
14:38		Adou Thiero misses two point jump shot
14:36		Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
14:30		Anthony Robinson II misses two point jump shot
14:28		Tigers offensive rebound
14:25	+2	Caleb Grill makes two point jump shot (Marcus Allen assists)	45-61
14:10		Johnell Davis misses two point jump shot
14:08		Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
13:54	+2	Caleb Grill makes two point layup (Mark Mitchell assists)	45-63
13:48		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
13:48		TV timeout
13:23		Boogie Fland misses three point jump shot
13:21		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
12:54		Caleb Grill misses two point jump shot
12:52		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
12:41	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point dunk	47-63
12:20		Adou Thiero blocks Jacob Crews's two point dunk
12:18		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
12:13		Adou Thiero turnover (bad pass) (Mark Mitchell steals)
12:07		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
12:05		Marcus Allen offensive rebound
11:54		Mark Mitchell misses two point layup
11:52		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
11:35	+2	Zvonimir Ivišić makes two point layup (Boogie Fland assists)	49-63
11:35		Jacob Crews shooting foul (Zvonimir Ivišić draws the foul)
11:35		TV timeout
11:35		Zvonimir Ivišić misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:35		Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
11:27		Billy Richmond III blocks Marcus Allen's two point layup
11:25		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
11:21	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point layup	51-63
10:50		Anthony Robinson II offensive foul
10:50		Anthony Robinson II turnover (offensive foul)
10:37		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
10:35		Zvonimir Ivišić offensive rebound
10:27		Billy Richmond III misses two point jump shot
10:25		Adou Thiero offensive rebound
10:22		Adou Thiero misses two point layup
10:20		Anthony Robinson II defensive rebound
10:20		Billy Richmond III personal foul
10:16		Boogie Fland personal foul
10:09		Anthony Robinson II misses two point layup
10:07		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
9:55	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point layup	53-63
9:36	+2	Trent Pierce makes two point layup (Mark Mitchell assists)	53-65
9:20		Trent Pierce shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
9:20	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-65
9:20	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-65
8:56		Adou Thiero shooting foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul)
8:56	+1	Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-66
8:56		Mark Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:56		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
8:47		D.J. Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Mark Mitchell steals)
8:40		Mark Mitchell misses two point dunk
8:38		Marcus Allen offensive rebound
8:37		Adou Thiero personal foul
8:30		Mark Mitchell misses two point layup
8:28		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
8:23		Boogie Fland misses two point layup
8:21		Marcus Allen defensive rebound
8:15	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point layup	55-68
8:00		D.J. Wagner turnover (bad pass)
8:00		TV timeout
7:40		Tony Perkins turnover (bad pass) (Karter Knox steals)
7:35	+2	Karter Knox makes two point dunk	57-68
7:23	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point layup	57-70
7:23		Billy Richmond III shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
7:23		Tony Perkins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:23		Karter Knox defensive rebound
6:56		Trevon Brazile turnover (bad pass)
6:30		Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
6:28		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
6:22	+3	Zvonimir Ivišić makes three point jump shot (Boogie Fland assists)	60-70
5:59		Mark Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Adou Thiero steals)
5:54		Tamar Bates shooting foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
5:54		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:54		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:54		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
5:27		Karter Knox shooting foul (Anthony Robinson II draws the foul)
5:27	+1	Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-71
5:27	+1	Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-72
5:15		D.J. Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Allen steals)
5:10		Marcus Allen misses two point layup
5:08		Jacob Crews offensive rebound
5:03	+2	Jacob Crews makes two point layup	60-74
4:49		Zvonimir Ivišić misses three point jump shot
4:32		Tigers defensive rebound
4:32		Boogie Fland personal foul
4:32	+1	Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-75
4:32	+1	Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-76
4:20		Boogie Fland misses three point jump shot
4:18		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
3:54		Jacob Crews misses two point jump shot
3:52		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
3:43	+3	Karter Knox makes three point jump shot (Zvonimir Ivišić assists)	63-76
3:41		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
3:41		TV timeout
3:12		Mark Mitchell misses two point jump shot
3:10		Anthony Robinson II offensive rebound
2:51	+3	Anthony Robinson II makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)	63-79
2:36		Mark Mitchell personal foul
2:36		Zvonimir Ivišić misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:36		Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
2:21		Billy Richmond III personal foul
2:21		Tony Perkins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:21		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
2:03		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
2:01		Marcus Allen defensive rebound
1:41		Karter Knox shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
1:41	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-80
1:41	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-81
1:36		Adou Thiero turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Grill steals)
1:31	+2	Caleb Grill makes two point dunk	63-83
1:11		Tony Perkins shooting foul
1:11	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-83
1:11	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-83
0:44		Anthony Robinson II misses two point jump shot
0:42		Tigers offensive rebound
0:26		Caleb Grill turnover (bad pass)
0:09		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
0:07		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Caleb Grill defensive rebound