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Hogs can’t close out Dawgs in second half
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Sophomore Marshawn Powell scored 16 points to lead his team, but clutch free throw shooting by Georgia in the closing seconds would allow the Bulldogs to squeak by Arkansas with a 60-59 win at Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday night. Powell’s point total would make him the only Hog in double figure…
Hogs stop road woes, win big against No. 22 Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Razorback men’s basketball team got a huge boost from juniors Rotnei Clarke and Michael Sanchez, who each had season highs in points on Saturday night to help Arkansas to am 89-78 victory over the 22nd-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores. Clarke’s point total would not be a career high, but Sanchez would pass his…
Powell’s season high not enough for Hogs in overtime
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Sophomore Marshawn Powell scored a career high 21 points on Wednesday night, but it would not be enough to carry the Razorback men’s basketball team to victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks, dropping their second conference game of the season, 81-74 in overtime. The Razorbacks (12-5, 2-2), who battled the entire game…
Hoop Hogs win over Tide in final minutes
FAYETTEVILLE – Sophomore Marshawn Powell scored 17 points and was one of four Razorbacks to score in doubles figures on Saturday afternoon as the Razorback men’s basketball team defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide, 70-65, at Bud Walton Arena. The point total from Powell was his third straight double figure scoring effort and 28th of his…
Former Hog Thurman to join basketball staff
A familiar face to most Razorback basketball fans is back in Fayetteville to join head coach John Pelphrey’s basketball staff. Scotty Thurman was named to Pelphrey’s support staff today as the Director of Student-Athlete Development. Thurman, who played for the Razorbacks between 1993 and 1995 and hit arguably the most memorable shot in Razorback history,…
New Student Ticket Package for Athletic Events
The Razorback athletic department announced a new student ticket package that combines football and basketball tickets. Previously, football tickets cost $1 per game and basketball tickets were offered as either a full-season package or three game packages. The old plans are still available, but the department is offering the new plan for students who want…
NCAA March Madness: Duke, Baylor Contrast of Styles
It has all come down to this. The regional final and a trip to the Final Four is on the line. One team is in a familiar position as a storied program, but has not seen the Final Four since 2004. The other team has only won three tournament games since 1950, and those were…
NCAA March Madness: Michigan State, Tennessee Rebound to Fight for Spot in Final Four
Half of the Final Four is set, and Butler and West Virginia’s bags are packed for Indy. To the dismay of many a bracket, the underdogs were over-achievers Saturday. (5) Butler beat (2) Kansas State and (2) West Virginia knocked off (1) Kentucky to make this tourney one for the ages. There are two games…
NCAA March Madness: Thursday Sweet 16 Matchup to Watch
For the first two rounds of March Madness, John Thomas and Jonathan Weaver brought you their Upset Alert picks and their Game to Watch selections. Well the field is cut down to 16, and it is harder for the guys to pick two separate games to give you their best analysis. (Heck, most of those…
NCAA March Madness: Sunday Upset Alert
Two words: It continues. Saturday’s first set of second round games provided more drama in the fashion of Northern Iowa defeating the number one overall seed Kansas. With the win, the Panthers advance to their first ever Sweet 16 appearance. Unfortunately, I did not pick this game as my upset of the day. I did…