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Mizzou blitzes Arkansas in Anderson's return
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Matt Jones
This article was published March 5, 2013 at 8:19 p.m.
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Missouri's Keion Bell, center, drives between Arkansas' BJ Young, left, and Fred Gulley, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Mike Anderson's homecoming to Mizzou Arena was all Tigers hoped it would be.
Missouri overcame a sluggish start and blitzed the Razorbacks with a 93-63 win in front of 15,061 fans in Anderson's first game back since leaving for Arkansas two years ago.
The Tigers (22-8, 11-6 SEC) avenged a 73-71 loss to the Razorbacks in Fayetteville last month by hitting 58 percent of their field goal attempts. Missouri led by as many as 34 points.
Arkansas forced five turnovers before the first media timeout to stake a 7-5 lead, but folded from there.
Missouri used a 9-0 run a little more than midway through the first half to build a 15-point cushion and scored the period's final 13 points to take a 48-22 lead into halftime.
The Razorbacks made just 1 of 15 attempts from 3-point range in the first half and were out-rebounded 44-19 by the bigger frontline of the Tigers.
BJ Young led Arkansas (18-12, 9-8) with 27 points in his first collegiate game in his home state. The St. Louis native scored 20 points after halftime.
Four players scored in double-figures for the Tigers, led by senior Laurence Bowers' 24 points. Bowers, one of two remaining Missouri players who played for Anderson, was among three seniors playing their final game at home.
Jabari Brown, who scored a game-high 25 points in the loss at Arkansas, added 20 points as the Tigers improved to 17-0 at Mizzou Arena this season.
The 30-point loss was Arkansas' most lopsided ever to Missouri in a series that dates to 1950. The Razorbacks fell to 1-11 away from home this season.
Arkansas will conclude the regular season with a game against Texas A&M on Saturday at Bud Walton Arena.
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Jackabbott says... March 5, 2013 at 8:44 p.m.
This is disgraceful but not unexpected. If MA cannot figure out how to win on the road next year he is in deep trouble. The clock is ticking now.
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Audiman says... March 5, 2013 at 9:24 p.m.
Jackabbott are you insane? You probably haven't played any organized sports at any time in life including the backyard. But you are an expert on everything from local politics to finances. The most negative person on the planet should be th subject line of your resume.
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KeithR says... March 5, 2013 at 10:07 p.m.
I was at the game tonight driving over from St. Louis. The Mizzou crowd was unbelievable. Reminded me of the Arkansas home crowds. The crowd was truly the 6th man and made a huge difference in the game. Arkansas couldn't make any shots early in the game to take the crowd out of it. Anderson will get it together. Look what happened at Mizzou after Anderson had a few years to build his program. It will happen at Arkansas too.
Keith
UA 1985
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