Missouri erases late deficit to beat Arkansas in wild finish

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- , When Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz saw his team fall behind Arkansas on the most improbable 2-point conversion imaginable, he turned to quarterback Connor Bazelak with a simple message. “Let’s go win the game,” Drinkwitz told the freshman. Bazelak drove the Tigers down the field in the final 43 seconds and then turned the game over to freshman kicker Harrison Mevis , who drilled a 32-yard field goal as time expired to lift Missouri to a 50-48 victory Saturday. The Tigers (5-3) trailed by 14 points in the fourth quarter, charged back to take a seven-point advantage and then surrendered the lead in the final minute. Arkansas quarterback K.J. Jefferson, who started in place of the injured Feleipe Franks , threw a touchdown pass to Mike Woods to cut the Missouri lead to one point. Coach Sam Pittman decided to go for 2 rather than tie the game.