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Isaiah Joe's return to the court Saturday proved to be a much-needed shot in the arm for the Razorbacks.

The sophomore sharp-shooter scored a team-high 21 points in Arkansas' 78-68 win over Missouri that snapped a five-game losing streak.

However, the Razorbacks are still on the outside looking in when it comes to the NCAA Tournament. They are the first team among the "Next Four Out" on BracketMatrix.com, meaning they'd need to jump five teams just to make the First Four round in Dayton, Ohio.

As discussed last week, Arkansas securing a spot in the field of 68 will likely require winning the rest of its regular-season games - or making a run at the SEC Tournament.

It took a step in the right direction by ending the longest losing streak of head coach Eric Musselman's career Saturday afternoon, but four games remain.

According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index, the Razorbacks are favored in all of them, with at least a 55 percent chance of winning each game.

Their odds against Tennessee and LSU actually went up slightly with the Missouri win, while their odds in the other two games dropped significantly because both teams have played better of late.

Georgia has won back-to-back games, including one over Auburn, and Texas A&M has won three straight, including consecutive wins over bubble teams Alabama and Mississippi State.

Because of that, Arkansas' chances - per the BPI - of winning out have increased only slightly, from 13.4 percent before Saturday's win to 15.0 percent now.

The Razorbacks' chances of winning at least 20 games heading into the SEC Tournament are now better than 50/50, though, moving from 47.3 to 51.9 percent.