COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri held the SEC's top two scorers in conference play, Arkansas' Bobby Portis and Michael Qualls, to less than half their combined average.
Portis and Qualls -- averaging 20.8 and 20.6 points the first five SEC games -- scored 12 and 8 points Saturday in Mizzou Arena, but Alandise Harris helped make up for the deficit.
Harris, a 6-6 senior from Little Rock Central who came into the game averaging 5.8 points in SEC play, scored a team-high 14 as the Razorbacks beat the Tigers 61-60.
"I think he gave us that aggressiveness," Arkansas Coach Mike Anderson said of Harris.
Anderson said Harris, who hit 6 of 9 shots and had 5 rebounds in 31 minutes, helped take some pressure off of Portis.
Harris started the first seven game this season, then played off the bench before returning to the starting lineup the past two games. He had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the Razorbacks' 93-91 overtime victory against Alabama on Thursday night before fouling out having played 21 minutes.
"I love Harris," Missouri Coach Kim Anderson said. "I was hoping maybe that would last a little bit longer before he got back in there and was playing 31 minutes.
"I think he's a really good player. He's a tough matchup. He can shoot it outside, and he can go inside."
Harris has scored 30 points in two games at Missouri -- including 16 last season when the Tigers won 86-85 -- in 49 minutes on 12-of-20 shooting from the field.
So maybe there is something about Mizzou Arena that brings out the best in Harris?
"No, I just like to play well on the road," Harris said. "I know I've got to play well on the road for us to win. So that's what I do."
Board reversal
After Missouri outrebounded Arkansas 23-13 in the first half, the Razorbacks had a 26-16 edge in the second half when they had 14 of their 16 offensive rebounds.
"They missed a lot of long shots and got a lot of long rebounds," Missouri forward Johnathan Williams said.
The Razorbacks made 4 of 16 on three-point attempts.
Take care of it
Arkansas didn't suffer a turnover until the 14:40 mark of the second half when forward Moses Kingsley was called for traveling and finished with a season-low three turnovers.
The Razorbacks'previous low for turnovers this was six against North Texas.
Coach Mike Anderson said the Razorbacks did a good job of valuing the ball and that Missouri didn't extend its defense much because the Tigers were packed inside to try to contain Bobby Portis.
Comeback
Arkansas improved to 2-4 this season when trailing at halftime. Missouri led 34-30 after the first half. The Razorbacks won 75-71 at Georgia in their SEC opener after trailing 44-37.
Whitt in the house
Columbia Hickman 6-4 senior guard Jimmy Whitt, who signed with Arkansas in November, attended Saturday's game to cheer on the Razorbacks.
Whitt scored 95 points in three games in the C.W. Stessman Invitational earlier this week in Liberty, Mo., including 33 points Friday night in Hickman's 66-57 loss to St. Joseph Lafayette in the tournament's third-place game.
Whitt is averaging 32.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.1 steals and 3.9 assists this season.
Gray day
The Razorbacks wore anthracite uniforms for the first time this season Saturday, but it was the second consecutive year they wore the grayish uniforms when they played at Missouri.
Trophy time
Missouri's football team received the Border Line Rivalry Trophy at halftime for beating Arkansas 21-14 last season.
Vs. Missouri
Arkansas evened its series against Missouri at 21-21, including 10-12 at Missouri. Prior to Saturday, the Razorbacks' last victory at Missouri was 62-52 during the 2004-05 season.
Oh, those Antlers
The Antlers, Missouri's notorious student cheering section, again tried to slow down the bus carrying Arkansas' team from the Columbia, Mo., airport to the hotel Friday.
Some of the Antlers were driving in a car that pulled in front of the bus on the highway and drove about 30 miles per hour. The group did the same thing two years ago.
Police were called and pulled over the Antlers' car because driving so slowly on the highway posed a danger to other vehicles.
Sports on 01/25/2015