Tigers turn back Hogs, 86- 85
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Jabari Brown drove the lane for the goahead basket with 12.2 seconds left for the last of his 25 points and Missouri survived a late surge by Arkansas for an 86- 85 victory on Thursday night.
Jordan Clarkson had 27 points to lead Missouri ( 17- 7, 5- 6 SEC), which ended the first three- game losing streak of coach Frank Haith’s three seasons. The last two wins have come against the Razorbacks ( 15- 9, 4- 7) and former Missouri coach Mike Anderson, including a four- point win on the road Jan. 28.
Ky Madden had 17 points for Arkansas, which scored 10 straight points to take an 85- 83 lead with the go- ahead points on Mardracus Wade’s layup with 1: 14 to go after Clarkson’s blown layup on the other end. Madden drove the lane for a shot that rolled out with two seconds to go. Alandise Harris added 16 points and Bobby Portis had 15 for Arkansas, which lost 7571 to Missouri in Fayetteville.
South Carolina 65 Vanderbilt 59
COLUMBIA, S. C. — Sindarius Thornwell scored 19 points and South Carolina broke a fivegame losing streak to Vanderbilt in a game delayed a day by a winter storm.
The Gamecocks ( 9- 15, 2- 9) have only won twice in the Southeastern Conference, both times in games when the campus was closed because of snow in the South. The other victory was over Texas A& M Jan. 29, the day after winter weather snarled traffic and coated lawns.
Duane Notice’s three- pointer with 13: 59 left put South Carolina ahead for good. Thornwell added a three- pointer moments later to start a 17- 5 run as the Gamecocks took control.
Brenton Williams added 14 points for South Carolina and Notice 10.
It was the second- straight loss for Vanderbilt ( 13- 10, 5- 6).