Arkansas basketball wants and needs more trips to the free-throw line, ranking 14th in the league in attempts per game.

Tip-off for the game against the Tigers is set for 5 p.m. on the SEC Network. Fans can also hear the game on the Razorback Sports Network on ESPN Arkansas 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home.

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An 83-65 loss at Missouri on Saturday was the Razorbacks’ fifth in a row since SEC play began Jan. 4 — a stunning free fall for a team coached by Hall of Fame coach John Calipari and that spent most of the first half of the season ranked in the national polls.

Arkansas was down early but continued to fight, cutting its deficit to 10 twice in the second half. The last, the Razorbacks trailed 70-60 with 6:22 left and had two free throws to potentially make it an eight-point game.

The Arkansas women’s tennis team completed its first competition of the season at the Duel in the Desert in Indian Wells, Calif., where the Hogs faced off against Iowa State, Kansas and Kansas State.

Fayetteville, Arkansas; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas hosts No. 19 Alabama after Izzy Higginbottom scored 26 points in Arkansas' 93-63 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers. The Razorbacks have gone 6-5 at home.

Here is what you need to know about Arkansas before Missouri basketball takes on the sliding Razorbacks on Saturday at Mizzou Arena.

John Calipari let his hands fall from his head, putting his arms down slack. There was no point in creating an outburst over an errant pass

Arkansas basketball collapsed in the second half and is now 0-4 in the SEC after a disappointing road loss to LSU.

After Tuesday night's stunning win over No. 5 Florida, Mizzou returns home to host Arkansas on Saturday in Columbia.