GAME NOTES: The Missouri Tigers are set to host the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference matchup at Mizzou Arena.

Arkansas beat Alabama on Thursday, 93-91, on Bobby Portis' put-back in the final second of overtime. The Razorbacks entered that game looking to snap a two-game slide, which came on the heels of the team's season-long, seven-game win streak.

Saturday's contest kicks off a three-game homestand for Missouri. The Tigers have fallen on hard times, with losses in four straight and seven of their last nine games overall. They came up short at Texas A&M on Wednesday night, 62-50.

Missouri holds a slim 21-20 lead over Arkansas in the all-time series.

The Razorbacks' back-and-forth affair with Alabama earlier this week featured 14 lead changes and 15 ties. Arkansas never trailed by more than three at any point, despite giving up a season-high 12 3-pointers. The Razorbacks held a 47-34 rebounding advantage for the game and also forced 17 turnovers. Michael Qualls led all scorers with a career-high 30 points in the win, including eight in overtime. Portis recorded his fourth straight double-double -- the first-ever Arkansas player to accomplish that in SEC regular-season play -- with 10 points and a personal-best 13 rebounds. Rashad Madden and Anton Beard joined them in double figures with 17 and 10 points, respectively.

Qualls (20.8) and Portis (20.6) lead the team in scoring this season and both are both averaging better than 20 points in league play. Either Portis or Qualls has led Arkansas in scoring in 16 of 18 games. Madden is averaging 10.4 ppg for the Razorbacks, who lead the SEC in 3-point shooting (.380) and scoring (83.5 ppg). Their scoring average ranks third nationally.

In contrast, Missouri is putting up only 63.4 ppg, which is the second-lowest average in the SEC. Johnathan Williams III (12.5 ppg, 6.9 rpg) and Montague Gill-Caesar (10.5 ppg) are the team's only double-digit scorers on the season. The offense has been particularly stagnant over the past three games as the Tigers have scored just 37, 51 and 50 points, respectively.

They shot a healthy 52.2 percent from the floor in the first half against Texas A&M and made 5-of-8 threes for a 31-24 halftime lead. However, the teams reversed roles in the second stanza as the Aggies shot 52.2 percent and Missouri cooled off to 33.3 percent, matching A&M's first-half production. Wes Clark led the way with 18 points in the loss to go along with six assists and five steals, although he was the only double-digit scorer for Mizzou.

Even with a boost from the home crowd, Missouri will be hard-pressed to keep pace with the high-scoring Razorbacks in this one.