3 takeaways from Arkansas basketball's unconvincing win over UCA
Here are three takeaways from the Razorbacks' win over UCA.
Key points
- John Calipari keeps testing out small lineup Arkansas' first two substitutions of the game saw Davion Thompson and JJ Andrews enter the game for Cooper Bowser and Jeremiah Wilkinson.
- Arkansas only forced four turnovers, with zero coming in the first nine minutes, and that led to a Bears' rally that cut the deficit to single digits on multiple occasions.
- A 20-2 run in the first half proved critical to the Hogs' triumph, as the Bears (2-2) outscored Arkansas over the final 20 minutes.
20 Razorbacks (3-1) held off a second-half rally from Central Arkansas in a 79-66 win on Friday, Nov.
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas basketball could not land a knockout punch against an in-state rival, and despite hanging on for a victory, John Calipari watched his team put forth a third consecutive disappointing performance.
Additional details
- Jackson Fuller covers Arkansas football, basketball and baseball for the Southwest Times Record, part of the USA TODAY Network.
- When Arkansas isn't getting easy fastbreak buckets, the half-court offense tends to be a slog.
- They led to 15 Arkansas points, and the Hogs got out in transition with 19 fastbreak points.
- However, UCA only has one player on its roster taller than 6-foot-9.
- Davion Thompson is the Arkansas point guard Jordan Smith Jr.
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