The Mizzou women cruised to their sixth straight win by beating the Arkansas Razorbacks 71-53, Thursday night at Mizzou Arena. With the win, Mizzou has started SEC play 3-0, their best conference start for the Tigers since the 2005-06 season. The Tigers held the Razorbacks to a season-worst 53 points while outrebounding the Hogs by 17.
Mizzou got a 15-point and 12-rebound double-double from junior forward Amber Smith along with 13 points off the bench from sophomore forward Emmanuelle Tahane, which tied a career-high. Senior guard Sophie Cunningham was held to 11 points, but moved up to fourth place on the all-time Mizzou scoring list (1,830 points) with her first made basket of the game, passing Sharon Farrah (1,820 points, 1975-79).