-Mizzou broke out a 2-3 defense, something they haven't run very much of at all. It makes going up a team like Arkansas, though, which has struggled to shoot from deep all season and gets most of its buckets from inside. The zone's worked exactly how the Tigers have wanted it to and they've done it without their biggest player on the floor for most of the game.
-The team is, however, getting absolutely clobbered on the glass. It wasn't going well when Kobe Brown was playing and it got worse when he left. Through the first 15 minutes of the half, Arkansas had 16 points -- 11 of them came from offensive rebounds. Mizzou can pull away if it takes care of business on the boards.
-Sean East provided a punch when he came in for Kobe, there really wasn't any drop off when he came on. I think he's another guy who's really starting to understand what his role is and where his shots are going to come from in the offense.
-I can confirm D'Moi Hodge is still extremely chaotic in transition. He's giving Arkansas' ball-handlers all they can handle.
-I think Eric Musselman realized after the LSU game he can't keep his starters on the floor for all but 12 minutes. Kamani Johnson's been pretty good for them, I used to watch him play against Texas State when he was at Little Rock, he's incredibly physical. We'll see how much of a difference it makes fatigue-wise down the stretch.
-Mizzou had some really tough possessions late in the half, which let Arkansas trim the lead down. The Razorbacks do that to every team, but the Tigers will need some answers in the second half.