Arkansas Wins, Calipari Reaches 900 Wins

0:00On March 7th, number 20, Arkansas pulled off an 88-84 overtime win against Missouri on Saturday, handing coach John Calipari. His 900th career victory, that milestone makes him just the 5th Division 1 men's basketball coach to reach that mark. The Razorbeck's managed without their star freshman point guard, Darius A. Cuff Jr., who sat out due to an undisclosed injury. Malik Thomas led with 28 points, while Trayvon Brazil added 19 points and 9 rebounds. Malik Ewan sealed it with four straight free throws in the final 12 seconds of overtime. For Missouri, Mark Mitchell poured in a career high 32 points, and Sean Phillips Jr. grabbed 13 points with 10 rebounds. The Tigers have now dropped two games in a row as they head into tournament play. Brazil, who played his freshman year in Missouri, hit a key, three-pointer with 22 seconds left in overtime to put Arkansas up by two. The game stayed tight, tying at 74 in the final minute of regulation after several lead

1:02changes. Both teams now turn to the South Eastern Conference tournament in Nashville, where Missouri opens Thursday and Arkansas hits the quarter finals Friday.