After a struggle with Grambling before coming back for win and now on weekend series getting ready for SEC play.
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Tye, Tommy and Chuck on playing Nate Oats and Brandon Miller in Tuscaloosa tomorrow
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Tye, Tommy and Chuck talk about tomorrow’s game in Tuscaloosa and more! Scott Tabor and Pat Smith join the show.
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Another slow start dooms Hogs against Mississippi State
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Arkansas (19-11, 6-9 SEC) was stumped by a slow start, falling to Mississippi State (20-8, 9-6 SEC), 87-73 on Thursday night.
The Razorbacks outscored the Bulldogs, 43-38 in the second half, but couldn’t overcome the 19-point deficit at halftime.
The Hogs were led by Samara Spencer’s 25 points.
MSU started the night by scoring the game’s first seven points, going 3-for-3 from the field, in a little over a minute.
The Bulldogs kept the momentum, and with 7:17 left in the first quarter, MSU was up, 12-1, while Arkansas was still searching for its first field goal of the night. Out of the timeout, Spencer nailed a 3-pointer for Arkansas’ first field goal of the evening.
After the Hogs came within six, MSU went on a 10-0 run to lead, 22-6, with 2:30 left in the first quarter.
The Hogs continued to stay in a scoring drought for well over four minutes until Spencer nailed down her second 3-pointer of the game just before the buzzer sounded. Arkansas was in a hole early, down 25-9 after 10 minutes of play.
Makayla Daniels did not waste time to start the second quarter, knocking down a deep triple to make it a 25-12 game with 9:22 left in the frame.
The Hogs were within 11 after two Spencer freebies, MSU went on a 5-0 run. Arkansas did not score a field goal for over four minutes until Maryam Dauda came up with a layup off a third-chance opportunity.
Spencer then knocked down a jumper to continue Arkansas’ 4-0 run, but the Bulldogs had the 37-22 lead with 3:58 left in the quarter. Spencer kept up the aggressive play, drawing a foul to the basket to convert a 3-point play.
MSU could not miss, knocking down their seventh 3-pointer of the game. Spencer then answered back with a triple of her own.
The Bulldogs went on a 5-0 run just as it looked like Arkansas was finding some fire offensively. Arkansas did not score a field goal for the remaining 2:59 of the half to trail, 49-30.
The second half started similar to the first, as MSU scored the first nine points of the second half. Carr drove to the basket for a layup for Arkansas’ first field goal of the second half.
Spencer nailed a 3-pointer, but the Razorbacks trailed by 23 with 5:23 left in the third. Arkansas closed out the third quarter strong on a 7-0 run, which was highlighted by a Daniels halfcourt shot at the buzzer.
Both teams scored 19 points in the third quarter, as Arkansas was behind 68-49 going into the fourth quarter.
The Hogs started the fourth quarter with an Erynn Barnum and-1. Daniels followed with a layup to spark a 4-0 run in 58 seconds.
Mississippi State called a timeout, as Arkansas trailed 68-54. After a Saylor Poffenbarger 3-pointer, The Hogs came within 13 points, down 70-57, with 7:50 left in the game. Arkansas called a timeout, and after that break, MSU nailed a 3-pointer as the shot clock was expiring to go back up by 16.
The Razorbacks did not score a field goal for nearly three minutes until Daniels knocked down a 3-pointer and followed with a layup, as the Razorbacks were down by 13, 77-64, with less than four minutes remaining in the game.
MSU did not score a field goal for over five minutes, and after a Poffenbarger and-1, Arkansas was down 78-67 with 2:04 left in the game.
Mississippi State outscored Arkansas 9-6 in the final two minutes of the game, falling 87-73.
Hogs Highlights
• Spencer scored 16 of her 25 in the first half. She tallied her seventh 20-point game of the season, 10th of her career, shooting an effective 8-of-14 from the field, 4-of-7 from 3-point. She added three steals
• Daniels scored 17 points, while knocking down three 3-pointers and going a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line. She added four assists and a steal
• Poffenbarger logged her sixth 10-rebound game of the season, finishing the night with seven points and 11 rebounds. With 10 of those rebounds being defensive, Poffenbarger is 15 defensive rebounds away from breaking the single season record at Arkansas
• Barnum finished with nine points, all in the second half, with five rebounds, while Carr has nine points and four rebounds
• The bench was more active tonight. Jersey Wolfenbarger had six rebounds and Dauda logged four points and six boards.
• Arkansas logged eight 3-pointers and 12 offensive board
Next Game
The Razorbacks will put a wrap to the regular season by hosting Texas A&M on Sunday, Feb. 26.
The 11 a.m. game will be broadcast on SEC Network, while also serving as Senior Day. Arkansas will honor seniors Carr and Avery Hughes following the conclusion of the game.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
Hogs win first game on Hannah Gamill’s walk-off, but fall in second
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Junior catcher Hannah Gammill’s heroic walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh lifted No. 8 Arkansas (9-3) to a 3-2 victory over No. 19 Arizona (8-4) in game one of Thursday’s doubleheader at Bogle Park.
The Razorbacks fell 5-2 to Arizona in the nightcap.
Bogle Park set an opening day attendance record of 2,696, besting the previous mark set in 2022 (1,306).
Game 1
In game one, redshirt senior Chenise Delce tossed her first complete game of the season after hurling 7.0 innings and recording a season high 12 strikeouts en route to her fourth win of the year. The Oklahoma City native gave up a pair of runs on four hits. Delce kept Arizona scoreless through the game’s first six innings before the ‘Cats put two runs up to tie the game in the seventh.
Junior Cylie Halvorson paced the Hogs offensively, registering her second consecutive multi-hit game to finish 2-for-3 with a run scored. Sophomore Spencer Prigge drove in a team-high two runs on a two-out single in the second. Hannah Gammill, Reagan Johnson and Rylin Hedgecock compiled a hit apiece.
Arkansas grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the second via Spencer Prigge’s two-RBI single to right.
Arizona evened it up in the top of the seventh on a two-run home run.
Bogle Magic occurred in the bottom of the seventh. Reagan Johnson began the inning by reaching on a drop third strike on a wild pitch. Kristina Foreman moved Johnson to second on a sac bunt. Hedgecock followed with a one-out walk before Kacie Hoffmann’s ground out to first advanced runners to second and third with two outs. Hannah Gammill fought off nine pitches before smacking a game-winning, RBI single to right center to plate Johnson and seal the 3-2 win.
Game 2
Freshman LHP Robyn Herron (3-1) got the start in game two, throwing 3.1 innings and giving up three earned runs on three hits.
The Tampa product also struck out five, marking her third consecutive start where she carved up 5+ strikeouts. Redshirt junior LHP Callie Turner tossed 3.2 innings in relief where she surrendered a lone run on two hits while fanning four.
Turner did not give up any earned runs after working around runners at third in the fourth, sixth and seventh frames.
Freshman Reagan Johnson led the Hogs offensively after scattering two singles and scoring a run to push her hit streak to five games. Hannah Gammill, Cylie Halvorson and Kristina Foreman recorded Arkansas’ other three hits of the game.
Arkansas got on board in the fourth on Halvorson’s RBI single to right that scored Johnson. The Razorbacks added their final run of the game on an Arizona throwing error that allowed Gammill to cross home.
Arizona took a 4-2 lead in the top of the fifth on a three-run blast and fielding error. The Wildcats added to their lead and scraped their fifth and final run of the game in the fifth.
Up Next
Arkansas has another twin bill scheduled for Friday. The Razorbacks face Drake at 1:30 p.m. before ending the day with a 4 p.m. first pitch against Arizona. Arkansas is set to play Drake again Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Saturday before concluding the Razorback Invitational against the Bulldogs on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
Halftime Pod Presented By Eastside Liquor- February 23, 2023
Guest- Bob Holt
Miller Leads Bama Over USC…Should He Be Playing?; Devo Davis’s Role; National Chili and Dog Biscuit Day…Same Bowl?
Clay Henry on Alabama’s handling of Brandon Miller situation right now
With a different set of facts now, some people will soften their stance, but not some others with Crimson Tide.
Democrat-Gazette’s Richard Davenport on Alabama’s problems affecting recruiting
How some parents might have concerns and if it can ripple out and have a negative impact on other programs.
Democrat-Gazette’s Tom Murphy on Alabama playing Brandon Miller
Taking a cautionary approach may not please some folks, but it appears that’s the direction for Crimson Tide.
HALFTIME IS LIVE. Brandon Miller scores 41 last night, WBB plays Miss St tonight in Starkville
11:15 – Bob Holt
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