Arkansas, Oklahoma and SEC
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John Calipari thought Arkansas basketball fought hard and did enough to win, but a couple of key mistakes doomed the Razorbacks against Oklahoma.
Arkansas is about to face its toughest test yet trying to slow down three different shooters that shoot at a clip above 40% on the season (minimum 40 attempts) and a team that is shooting nearly 40% in SEC play. Koby Brea leads the way at 46.4%, going 52-for-112.
Expecting boos, John Calipari admits he's not looking forward to his reunion with Rupp Arena when Arkansas basketball visits Kentucky this weekend.
Can Arkansas basketball start an SEC winning streak? Here's our scouting report and prediction for the Hogs' weekend home game against Oklahoma.
FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas men’s basketball team lost one of the nation’s top distributing point guards when Boogie Fland was indefinitely ruled out following a successful surgery to repair the Ulnar Collateral Ligament in his right thumb.
"It's just been a nightmare, and it continues that way until I find him," Kelly Cox, Justin Baker's mother, said. "I'll be here every day until I find him."
Arkansas basketball's Zvonimir Ivisic is 'fighting more', and John Calipari's rewarding the 7-foot-2 Croat with more minutes in the SEC.
Saturday (Jan. 25) will mark a first in the Arkansas-Oklahoma series as it will be first the time the programs have met in an SEC matchup. Tipoff is set for 7:30 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on ESPN2.
NCAA NET No. 57) was coming off its first conference win — a dramatic 68-65 come-from-behind victory over Georgia on Wednesday at BWA — after losing an
Oklahoma, like the Razorbacks, enters the matchup having won its last game. It defeated South Carolina 82-62 last Saturday and got a weeklong break from playing. It is a pivotal game for both Arkansas and Oklahoma.