In a 12 months stuffed with adversity and setbacks, the Arkansas Razorbacks simply wanted to win a sport by any means needed.
The Razorbacks’ 68-65 victory over Georgia was removed from fairly and took over two-and-a-half hours to finish, however Arkansas’ 29 made free throws and a clutch offensive rebound from Adou Thiero sealed John Calipari‘s first SEC victory as the top coach of the Hogs.
On the primary of many nights Arkansas should face without standout freshman guard Boogie Fland, Thiero stepped up, scoring the ultimate 5 factors for the Razorbacks to cap a 17-point, 11-rebound efficiency.
Arkansas trailed by 12 on the half, however a barrage of free throws over the ultimate 20 minutes lifted Arkansas again into the sport and into the lead.
“We by no means have given up on a sport this 12 months,” Calipari instructed the SEC Community after the sport. “We have misplaced some video games, however these youngsters struggle. That tells you we’ve nice youngsters. The best factor is, we fought and we hung round. We could also be a grind it out group.”
The Razorbacks will welcome Oklahoma right into a rejuvenated Bud Walton Area on Saturday earlier than Calipari returns to Lexington to face Kentucky.
The victory improves Arkansas’ report to 12-7 total and 1-5 in SEC play.
There’s nonetheless an extended solution to go earlier than the Hogs make their approach again into postseason conversations, however all it takes is one win to get the ball rolling.
Please excuse the Fayetteville trustworthy for getting a bit of rowdy on Dickson Avenue. After a sluggish begin to SEC, Arkansas followers have been in search of a purpose to have fun. They lastly have one.
