The Arkansas Razorbacks defeated the Tennessee Volunteers 85-67 tonight in Bud Walton Arena. The Hogs improve to 12-11 (5-5 in SEC play) and keep their slim but still in existence post-season hopes alive.
The Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball team got a big win over the Tennessee Volunteers tonight. The win puts Arkansas back over the .500 mark, and keeps the Hog’s postseason hopes alive.
The Razorbacks came out shooting well and lead by as much as 17 in the first half, and took a 36-23 lead into the locker room after Tennessee put together a short run of points to close the half. Arkansas was able to come out and keep the Vols at an arm’s length for the start of the half. Tennessee cut the lead to 10 early in the 2nd, but Arkansas was able to pour it on late.
Tennessee had no answer for the Hog’s in the front court. Jimmy Whitt had his best performance in SEC play, and the three headed monster of Hannahs, Bell, and Kingsley looked as good as ever. Anton Beard, Jabril Durham, and Manny Watkins all contributed on offense as well, as the Hogs would put the lead to 24 with around 4:30 left in the game. As the game drew to a close, it became obvious that Arkansas was going to cruise to a double digit win in SEC play, something that hasn’t happened since the Mississippi State win.
Players of the Game
- The Three Headed Monster – Anthlon Bell, Moses Kingsley, and Dusty Hannahs. I mean, at this point, this is just an understood thing. These three guys are all in the top 10 leading scorers in the conference, and are all getting national recognition for their play. These 3 guys combined for 40 of the Hogs 85 points.
- Jimmy Whitt – The freshman guard had his best SEC performance so far. Whitt was 4-5 from the field, including 2-2 from the three point line. Whitt finished with 10 points on the night.
- Anton Beard – The sophomore guard is finally back into the swing of things after missing the first half of the season. Beard added 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals off the bench tonight. Big numbers and minutes for the Hogs.
Tweets of the Game
Don't worry guys, I'm sure we'll blow this lead only to make it to overtime where we lose because of missed freethrows. #DepressedHogFan
— David (Razor) Harris (@House_Razor) February 7, 2016
That may have been the worst charge call I've ever seen?
— Doc Harper (@doc_harper) February 7, 2016
Arkansas is 1 of 8 from the FT line. That's not very good.
— Andrew Hutchinson (@NWAHutch) February 7, 2016
Bell for three... SPLASH!!
— Arkansas Razorbacks Men’s Basketball 🐗 (@RazorbackMBB) February 7, 2016
Hogs up 18!!#BeatUT
Wow. So that was the WORST fast break in the history of basketball.
— Razorbackers (@RazorbackersFS) February 7, 2016
@doc_harper Mike really needs to work on the 4 on 0 in practice.
— Brendan (@BrendanOman) February 7, 2016
JIMMY WHITT HITS ANOTHER THREE! TAKE SHELTER!
— John Nabors (@BuzzJohnNabors) February 7, 2016
I know you're trying to make up for all these stupid calls, but that's a bit much... pic.twitter.com/dFLcVmFY2A
— Tusky Love (@TuskyLove) February 7, 2016
Hogs always play well when Pelphrey is calling the game. Becoming my favorite analyst for Hogs SEC games.
— Steve Sullivan (@sully7777) February 7, 2016
Arkansas has now beaten Tennessee 4 straight times in Fayetteville for the first time since a 4-game W streak from 1995-2001
— HogStats.com (@HogStats) February 7, 2016
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The Hogs needed this win in a big way. The win puts the Arkansas Razorbacks back in the winning column, and keeps their chances for postseason play alive. If Arkansas can keep getting solid bench scoring from guys like Whitt and Beard, then they’ll have a pretty good shot of closing strong on this season.
Woo Pig.