After a 76-73 comeback win on the road against the Miami Hurricanes 3-6 (0-1 ACC), the Arkansas Razorbacks 7-2 (0-0 SEC) returned home to Bud Walton Arena to face the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Roadrunners 3-4 (0-0 AAC).
Just as the Hogs were dominated in the first half against the Hurricanes, a similar result occurred today in the first half: the Roadrunners carried a 37-32 lead over the Razorbacks into halftime. However, Arkansas owned the second half. As reported by ESPN, the Hogs crushed the Roadrunners 48-28 in the second half, resulting in a 75-60 victory for Arkansas.
Although the Razorbacks did not perform well in the first half, social media reactions to their win against UTSA were generally positive.
Social Media Reactions: Arkansas basketball vs UTSA
Pinto, an Arkansas fan with a large social media following, hopes to see Johnell Davis perform as well as he did today in future games this season.
Need Nelly to be this level of confident every game…
— pinto (@pinto479) December 7, 2024
Jackson Collier, Arkansas basketball journalist at Hawg Beat, argues that the Razorbacks must perform better in the first half of games, considering making comebacks in conference play will be challenging.
Postgame takeaways:
— JC Hoops (@JacksonCollier) December 7, 2024
- have to find a way to start games better. Slow starts will be harder to overcome against SEC competition (like it was against Illinois)
- Thiero is the engine of this team. Constant energy and constant production. 10/13 from the FT line was massive. He’ll…
Chris Brewer, an Arkansas fan, asserted that the attendance for today’s game at Bud Walton Arena is unacceptable.
No Arkansas football. Saturday game. And still Not great attendance. The attendance excuses are running out of excuses. What is actually going on with basketball attendance? I don’t get it.
— Chris Brewer (@chrisbrewer10) December 7, 2024
Daniel Fair, Arkansas basketball beat writer for Hawg Beat, was happy to see Jonas Aidoo’s effort, given the injuries he has had to battle.
Jonas Aidoo has looked a little off offensively but he's still flirting with a double-double. Playing really aggressively and is rebounding well.
— Daniel Fair (@DanFair88) December 7, 2024
Good to see him get some extended run after missing a lot of time.
Connor Goodson, Arkansas football and basketball journalist at Hawg Sports, is pleased to see Johnell Davis moving closer to achieving his full potential.
Nelly Davis is finally starting to resemble Nelly Davis #WPS
— Connor Goodson (@ConnorGoodson) December 7, 2024
John Nabors, Owner of Inside Arkansas, was thrilled to watch Trevon Brazile executing spectacular plays.
Brazile showtime 😳
— John Nabors (@JohnNaborsShow) December 7, 2024
Curtis Wilkerson, Managing Editor at Inside Arkansas, appreciated the Razorbacks’ effort in the second half.
Second half effort saving me from having a sad postgame show. Much appreciated.
— Curtis Wilkerson (@CurtWilkerson_) December 7, 2024
Brazile looming bouncy is a nice development.