COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri coach Barry Odom got a much-needed gift on the eve of his 40th birthday.Drew Lock completed 16 of 26 passes for 268 yards and a touchdown, and Missouri scored 21 unanswered second-half points in a 28-24 victory over Arkansas 28-24 on Friday.Missouri (4-8, 2-6 Southeastern Conference) has faced a number of off-field issues in recent weeks, including the arrest and suspension of leading rusher Damarea Crockett, and the firing of defensive line coach Jackie Shipp.Odom discussed the impact of a win following such circumstances.Im tremendously proud of our seniors and this team to finish the way that they did, Odom said. We learned a lot about ourselves, we learned a lot about this team, and Im proud that our seniors were able to walk out of there with a win against a pretty good football team.Austin Allen led Arkansas on a 10-play drive on its final possession, but he was hurried on fourth-and-goal from the 20 and was whistled for intentional grounding.We knew we werent that far off, Odom said. We knew if we could go execute just to try to battle to get back in the game a little bit ... just asked them to try to get it in the fourth. If we could do that, then you dont know whats going to happen.JMon Moore caught six passes for 135 yards, becoming the only 1,000-yard receiver this season for Missouri. Moore was also credited with a rushing touchdown after picking up a ball that running back Ish Witter dropped prior to crossing the goal line.Witter had just five carries for 12 yards, but an early injury gave way to Nate Strong as the primary ball carrier. Strong finished with 17 carries for 52 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 12:48 remaining.Allen was 24 of 39 for 348 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for Arkansas (7-5, 3-5). Drew Morgan had six catches for 54 yards, and Keon Hatcher caught three passes for 105 yards.I think the thing that was very, very obvious was the tale of two halves, Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said. We didnt match the intensity that we needed to in the second half to get this win.Arkansas took a 7-0 lead in the first minute after a 66-yard gain on the first play from scrimmage set up a 1-yard touchdown by Rawleigh Williams. By halftime, the Razorbacks led 24-7 and had outgained Missouri by nearly 200 yards.SENIOR DAYMissouri honored 17 seniors during pre-game ceremonies, including cornerback Aarion Penton, who had six tackles, two pass breakups and an interception in the end zone with 4:02 seconds remaining.Linebacker Donavin Newsom, normally No. 25, wore No. 30 in honor of linebacker Michael Scherer, who led the Tigers in tackles before suffering a season-ending knee injury in a 51-45 loss to Middle Tennessee Oct. 22. Newsom added two tackles, one sack and a pass deflection.TAKEAWAYSArkansas: In the first half, Williams rushed 12 times for 68 yards and a touchdown, and Whaley had eight carries for 54 yards and a score. In the second half, the two were held to 49 yards. After converting 7 of 10 third-down attempts in the first half, the Razorbacks were 2 of 7 on third down in the second half.Missouri: The Tigers struggled defensively in the first half, surrendering 318 total yards. 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No-one knows the pain and glory of finals football at Gold Coast better than Chris McQueen.The former Queensland State of Origin back-rower is the only current Titans player with an NRL premiership ring at home.A member of South Sydneys victorious 2014 team, McQueens grand final glory came after the pain of back-to-back preliminary final exits the preceding two years.As the Titans prepare to begin their first finals campaign since 2010 against south-east Queensland rivals Brisbane on Friday night, McQueen is urging his teammates to heed his finals lessons.Coming into the finals as the eighth-placed team against a Broncos outfit that went all the way to last years grand final, McQueen admits the Titans are up against it at Suncorp Stadium.But he wants his teammates to not allow the occasion to get the better of them and stick by the routines which have got them into the top eight in the first place.At Souths, we had back-to-back seasons where we were playing in major semi-finals, grand final qualifiers and we were leading games and we got knocked off, McQueen said.We learnt the hard way that we just have to go outt there and play footy and just let it take care of itself.dddddddddddd.Weve some young guys and some boys in the team (for whom) this is going to be their first taste of finals footy. 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