{"id":206893,"date":"2021-03-20T07:36:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T04:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/arkansas-turns-back-clock-for-first-round-win\/"},"modified":"2021-03-20T07:36:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T04:36:26","slug":"arkansas-turns-back-clock-for-first-round-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/arkansas-turns-back-clock-for-first-round-win\/","title":{"rendered":"#Arkansas turns back clock for first round win"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Arkansas turns back clock for first round win<\/strong>”
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Colgate made brackets cower, mid-majors smile and computers turn smug.<\/p>\n

The No. 14 seed held a 14-point lead over third-seeded Arkansas, and the NET\u2019s ninth-ranked team in the nation had yet to get a point from Patriot League Player of the Year Jordan Burns. The Raiders could still play so much better \u2014 but would never be able to beat the Razorbacks at their best.<\/p>\n

Arkansas, reaching back to 1994 and borrowing a few of Nolan Richardson\u2019s minutes from hell, ratcheted up the defensive intensity. The Razorbacks forced several turnovers with full-court pressure to end the first half of their first round NCAA Tournament game<\/a> on a 17-0 run, sparking an 85-68 win over Colgate on Friday in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

Arkansas (23-6) will face No. 6 Texas Tech (18-10) \u2014 which beat No. 11 Utah State, 65-53 \u2014 in the second round of the South Region after scoring 34 points on 22 turnovers.<\/p>\n

Colgate coach Matt Langel will wonder what could have been after his Raiders (14-2) led for more than 21 minutes and were still up with less than 11 minutes left.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach [Eric Musselman] put his toughest guys in the game and we weren\u2019t ready,\u201d Langel said. \u201cI take ownership in that. I feel bad that I didn\u2019t have our guys prepared for that part of what Arkansas did. They hadn\u2019t done that very often \u2026 and it ended up being the difference in the game \u2026 It just created a tide that we couldn\u2019t overcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe intensity of their on-ball defense is really something that we\u2019re really not used to \u2026 We haven\u2019t faced that all year. It\u2019s not something you can simulate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arkansas\u2019s season-saving, small-ball lineup moved 6-foot-7 Justin Smith to center. There, the Indiana transfer put up 29 points and 13 rebounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just thought the combination of strength, speed, athleticism would be a lot for their front line to handle,\u201d Musselman said of Smith. \u201cWith four guards and Justin Smith out there, I think that changed the complexion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though Colgate\u2019s second-ranked offense was held under 40 percent shooting from the field and more than 18 points below its scoring average, it went 12-for-27 from 3-point range and was tied at 58 with less than nine minutes to play.<\/p>\n

Then, Arkansas turned on its turbo boosters and turned the Raiders over again and again, securing the win with a 15-2 run.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe heard everybody talking about how this was \u2014 circle this game. We were going to get upset,\u201d Musselman said. \u201cI\u2019m just happ<\/a>y we\u2019re advancing and moving on to the next game. You know what? There was no celebrating in the locker room tonight. The other tournaments that we\u2019ve been able to advance in, there\u2019s a lot of celebration even after Game 1. There was none. When I walked in and asked if they were happy and all right, they said, \u2018Coach, we were supposed to win, which is the mindset that you want your basketball team to have.\u2019 \u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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