Taking part in the sixteenth seed in a 16-team match — as ninth-seeded Arkansas will do Wednesday in opposition to South Carolina within the opening sport of the Southeastern Convention tourney in Nashville — turns out like a great way to submit a very easy win.
Apart from it did not moderately paintings that manner for the Razorbacks (19-12) once they met the Gamecocks on March 1 in Columbia, S.C.: South Carolina 72, Arkansas 53.
And because the cliche says, it wasn’t truly that shut.
The Razorbacks shot a frigid 12 % within the first part and went to the locker room trailing 32-14. It used to be the primary time this century that they scored fewer than 15 issues in a part. The Gamecocks led through as many as 35 issues, 66-31 with 6:03 left.
Arkansas trainer John Calipari vowed to burn the sport tape afterwards. If that is what he did, it used to be the correct choice. The Razorbacks bounced again remaining week to win at Vanderbilt and edge Mississippi State, most likely clinching an at-large bid to the NCAA Event.
“Everyone put us in a coffin after 0-5,” Calipari stated, relating to his group’s begin to SEC play. “They simply forgot the nails.”
Arkansas has been led in recent years through guards D.J. Wagner and Johnell Davis, either one of whom are averaging 11.1 issues in line with sport. Wagner dropped a 24-point, five-assist efficiency on Mississippi State on Saturday. Adou Thiero is the group’s main scorer at 15.6 issues in line with sport, with Boogie Fland at a fifteen.1 clip. Thiero is tops with 6.0 rebounds in line with sport.
South Carolina (12-19) is coming off a 75-65 loss Saturday at then-No. 4 Tennessee. The sport used to be tied 34-34 on the part. After shedding their first 13 SEC video games, the Gamecocks have performed higher down the stretch.
Trainer Lamont Paris stated his group should disregard in regards to the season’s file and sit up for this sport.
“You need to flush it, transfer ahead,” he stated.
Collin Murray-Boyles leads South Carolina with 16.7 issues and eight.1 rebounds in line with sport. He ruled the win in opposition to Arkansas, pumping in a career-high 35 issues on simply 16 shot makes an attempt.
The winner advances to Thursday’s 2nd spherical in opposition to No. 8 Ole Pass over.
–Box Degree Media