Hogs try to come back, but fall short at Alabama, 86-83

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Hogs try to come back, but fall short at Alabama, 86-83

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Arkansas was down 12 with 3:08 to play before making a feverish comeback attempt that ended with a game-tying 3-point attempt missing at the buzzer as No. 2 Alabama escaped with an 86-83 victory Saturday afternoon at Coleman Coliseum. 

Arkansas led by nine, 37-28, at the break but Alabama started the second on a 19-9 run to take its first lead since the first half (47-46) to force a Razorback timeout. The run was extended to 28-9 for a 56-46 Alabama lead. Davonte Davis ended the draught at 10:26.

From that point, the teams played evenly with Alabama leading by nine (64-55) with seven minutes left. Neither team scored for the next minute and Alabama pushed its lead to 12. Davis answered with a 3-pointer and Anthony Black followed with a layup.

However, Alabama’s Brandon Miller drained a 3-pointer with 3:08 left to give Bama a 12-point cushion once again.

Arkansas scored on three straight possessions, capped by a Nick Smith Jr., 3-pointer, to make it a 5-point game (75-70) with 1:45 remaining. Arkansas was down six with 22 ticks left before Ricky Council IV converted an old-fashion 3-point play. Alabama’s Nick Sears, who was 9-of-10 at the line, made two free throws only the see Smith answer with a 3-pointer to make it a two-point game with 10 seconds left.

Alabama’s Rylan Griffen made 1-of-2 free throws with seven seconds left to give the Crimson Tide a three-point lead (86-83) with seven seconds left. Arkansas got a good look for the potential game-tying 3-pointer but it didn’t go down to give the Tide the win.

Alabama made 25-of-30 free throws, including 18-of-21 in the second half, while Arkansas was 20-of-39 at the line, including 12-of-20 in the second half.

Arkansas had three players score 20-plus points in the loss as Smith scored 24, Davis had 21 and Council had 20.

Miller led Alabama with 24 points. Jahvon Quinerly had 16 and Sears added 13. Noah Clowney pulled down 13 rebounds and Charles Bediako had 10 boards.

Arkansas stays on the road to play its final road game of the season, facing the nationally-ranked Tennessee Volunteers. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2.

FIRST HALF: Arkansas 37, Alabama: 28

• Arkansas scored first and led for 16:05.

• The last time Alabama led was 19-17 with 8:27 left. Arkansas then went on a 16-4 run to lead by 10 with 2:02 left.

• Arkansas led by as many as 11 twice, including 35-24 with 1:42 left.

• There were only six combined assists in the half, two by Arkansas, as each team shot just 33%.

• Anthony Black only played the first four minutes of the first half before picking up two fouls.

• Nick Smith Jr., led Arkansas with 10 points. Devo Davis and Ricky Council IV added eight each.

• Brandon Miller led Alabama with seven points.

Hogs Notes

• Arkansas’ starting lineup was Anthony Black – Nick Smith Jr. – Davonte Davis – Jordan Walsh – Makhi Mitchell for the third time.

• Alabama won the tip.

• Nick Smith Jr., scored the first points, a jumper at 19:01.

• Ricky Council IV was the first Razorback sub.

• This was the first time an unranked Arkansas team lead a team in the AP top 3 at halftime. Arkansas was looking for its first-ever win versus the AP #2 team in a true road game, falling to 0-6 in such games.

• This was the first time since South Carolina (Mar. 2020) that three Razorbacks scored 20-plus in the same game. Versus South Carolina in 2020, Moses Moody scored 28, Justin Smith 22 and JD Notae 21.

• Ricky Council IV is now just 29 points for 1,000 in his collegiate career.

• Arkansas had its streak of 12 straight games shooting at least 44% from the field snapped. Arkansas shot 41.4% versus Alabama.

• Alabama shot 55.9% in the second half and 45.3% for the game.

• Arkansas had 12 steals, tying for the most by an Alabama opponent this year, and forced 17 Alabama turnovers, the second-most by the Crimson Tide in an SEC game this year.

Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.

McEntire’s pitching, Bohrofen’s hitting paces Hogs to win

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McEntire’s pitching, Bohrofen’s hitting paces Hogs to win

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — No. 9 Arkansas claimed their first series of the season on Saturday afternoon with a 10-3 victory over Eastern Illinois at Baum-Walker Stadium behind a solid outing from starter Will McEntire and a big day at the plate from Jace Bohrofen.  

The Razorbacks wasted no time, scoring in each of the first three innings to claim an early lead. Jared Wegner’s two-out double was quickly converted into the game’s first run when Brady Slavens’ single to left-center field chased him home.

The pair of two-out knocks became a theme for the afternoon as the Hogs scored seven of their 10 runs with two down while collecting six two-out hits.

Tavian Josenberger took his turn with the two-out magic in the second inning, launching his second home run of the young season over the right field wall for a two-run blast and a three-run lead.

After the Panthers scratched out their first run of the game in the top of the third, Parker Rowland responded with a two-out, RBI-double to push the lead back to three runs.

After a couple of bumpy outings to start his year, McEntire returned to form on Saturday to earn the win.

The big right-hander retired the first six he faced before Kolten Poorman greeted him with a solo home run to left-center to open the third inning.

McEntire bounced back to retire the next two batters but a walk and a single put runners on the corners with designated hitter Ryan Ignoffo representing the go-ahead run coming to the plate, but McEntire caught Ignoffo looking to the threat and record his second strikeout. McEntire allowed just two hits to go with a pair of walks and four strikeouts over 4.2 innings.

The Panthers threatened again in the seventh inning against reliever Koty Frank when pinch hitter Caleb Zalewski led off the inning with a solo homer into the left field bullpen to trim the Arkansas lead to two runs.

A two-out single brought the tying run to the plate but Frank ended that threat with a harmless ground ball to shortstop John Bolton.

Arkansas put the game away in the eighth inning, sending 10 men to the plate to score five runs on six hits. Bolton was followed by a single from Josenberger before a one-out walk to Wegner loaded the bases.

Slavens delivered again, this time with a single to right field. Bohrofen’s third of the day found its way into the left-center field gap for two runs to push the lead to five runs.

Back-to-back, RBI singles from Ben McLaughlin and Rowland put the game away for the Hogs.

Bohrofen’s three-hit game continued his hot start to the season. The junior had a pair of doubles and just missed a third when runners on base only moved up one base in the seventh to limit him to a single. Josenberger, Wegner, Slavens and Rowland all chipped in two hits apiece with McLaughlin coming off the bench to drive in two runs.

Arkansas and Eastern Illinois wrap up the series tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. on SEC Network+, online at HitLine.com and on ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home.

Lefty Hunter Hollan gets the ball for his Baum-Walker Stadium debut against EIU right-hander Ky Matthews-Hampton.

Smith starts, Diggs ends game early with walk-off game winner

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Smith starts, Diggs ends game early with walk-off game winner

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Hagen Smith started it and Kendall Diggs sent everybody out of a cold Baum-Walker early Friday happy.

Diggs, a sophomore from Olathe, Kan., delivered his second walk-off homer in the seventh inning as Arkansas mercy-ruled Eastern Illinois in the series opener Friday afternoon.

Smith had started on the mound and wasn’t as dominating as he was in the College Baseball Showdown in Arlington, Texas, last weekend, but he was good enough.

He lasted 4.2 innings and strick out six, scattering three hits and three walks.

“Today it’s a lot different elements and first home game, probably hyped up a little bit,” Razorbacks coach Dave Van Horn said later. “I just didn’t think that he commanded the ball like he can and will. But his stuff was really good.”

Dave Van Horn (Andy Hodges / HitThatLine.com)

Smith came up big in that Friday game against the Texas Longhorns last week. He was solid against the Panthers, but didn’t just dominate.

“Last week everything was working,” Van Horn said,  “as far as throwing strikes and being around the zone.”

By the seventh inning the Hogs were cruising behind Four different Hogs recording multiple hits. Peyton Holt, who got the start at second base in place of an injured Peyton Stovall, led the way with a pair of RBI singles.

Jace Bohrofen reached base four times for Arkansas with a single, two walks, a hit-by-pitch and two stolen bases.

The Hogs basically broke this one op jumped ahead with six runs on five hits in the top of the third. Hudson Polk was hit by the first pitch he saw before John Bolton and Tavian Josenberger reached with bunt singles.

Diggs worked a walk to load the bases, and Jared Wegner and Brady Slavens followed with singles to make it 4-0. Ben McLaughlin plated another run when he grounded into a double play with the bases loaded, and Peyton Holt, who made his first start as a Hog at second base, roped a single to left to make it 6-0.

By the seventh innings, the Hogs still needed three runs to invoke that new run-rule in place everywhere and Diggs delivered a three-run homer on a day when Arkansas piled up 11 hits in the win.

The will play the second game of the series tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m., streaming on SEC Network+, HitThatLine.com and on the radio at ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home.

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The Gimme the HAWGS Chuck Podcast E68: Hogs and Tide tomorrow in Tuscaloosa

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Former pitcher Scott Tabor previewing weekend series for Hogs against EIU

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Another slow start dooms Hogs against Mississippi State

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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.

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