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Hogs get road win over Gators for first time since ’95
Even the doubters have to admit this Arkansas team is now rolling.
After an 82-74 win over Florida in Gainesville, Fla., Razorbacks coach Eric Musselman was finally able to talk about it with his team.
“We didn’t really talk about it before the game,” he said later. “The players weren’t here and it’s a different team.”
Very different.
These Hogs have now won 13 of their last 14 games, 11-4 in the SEC (22-6 overall). They are in a tie for third in the league standings with Tennessee.
With three games left on the schedule and two of them at home, they probably need just one more win to lock up a first-day bye in the SEC Tournament.
The road doesn’t appear to bother this team a whole lot.
“Right now we’re a really confident team on the road,” Musselman said. “Everybody can see that.”
He didn’t talk about the Hogs not getting a win in Gainesville since 1995. They weren’t going there to just show up.
“We got on the plane with the thought process of winning this game and not being satisfied with how we’ve played,” he said.
Arkansas doesn’t look like a team that’s wanting to “settle” for much of anything.
“When a team wins at this pace, you’ve got a group that’s not satisfied,” Musselman said. “A group that’s hungry and wants to continue to get better.”
How It Happened
Jaylin Williams, Stanley Umude and JD Notae each drained key 3-pointers inside the final 5:30 for the win at Florida.
Also playing a key part in the win was Davonte Davis, who had 19 points, six rebounds and four assists. He looked like the Devo of last season for once this year.
Florida took the lead four minutes into the half until a three-pointer by Williams with 5:26 left, giving the Hogs their first lead (since 63-62 early in the period).
Florida answered but Umude answered with a three-pointer from the top of the key with 4:46 left to give Arkansas a 66-64 lead.
The Hogs never looked back.
Florida hung tough before Notae deflated the Gators with a three-pointer from the left wing with 1:06 left to put the Hogs up 75-71.
Notae iced the game with two free throws with 40 seconds left to go up, 77-71.
Notae finished with 22 points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots. Williams tallied his fifth straight double-double (10th of the season) with 15 points and 10 rebounds while adding three assists.
Au’Diese Toney (12 points) and Umude (11) points rounded out the group of five Razorbacks in double figures.
Florida was led by Colin Castleton’s 29 points and Tyree Appleby had 19.
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Arkansas will host No. 6 Kentucky on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. and televised on CBS.
FIRST HALF: Arkansas 37, Florida 34
• Florida’s first four field goals were 3-pointers and led 12-6 at the first media timeout.
• Arkansas made three straight field goals held the Gators to just two points over five minutes and cut its deficit to one (14-13) at the second media timeout. Ultimately, Arkansas went on a 12-2 run to lead 18-14 before Castleton converted an old-fashioned three-point play.
• Florida continued to do damage from deep as six of its first eight field goals were three-pointers. The Razorbacks weathered the storm and the game was tied, 23-23, at the third media timeout.
• The Gators continued to make three’s (seven of their first 11 field goals) but the Hogs kept answering and led 37-30 at the fourth media timeout. Coming out of the media timeout, Notae converted a three-point play for a 37-30 lead.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas’ final final four is brutal.
The Razorbacks have what is likely the hardest finish to the regular season of anybody in the country.
A lot of fans don’t feel they are respected with that ranking after wins over Auburn and Tennessee, but they will get it finishing strong against the Gators, Tennessee, Kentucky and LSU (and that’s not particularly in order but they are all there).
The game will start at 6 p.m. on ESPN2 and with Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes and Marty Smith.
Pregame online and on the radio starts at 5:30 p.m. Listen online to Phil Elson and Matt Zimmerman at HitThatLine.com and on the radio at ESPN Arkansas 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and central Arkansas, 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home and on satellite radio at Sirius-XM 134-192.
• This will be the 40th meeting between Arkansas and Florida, all since Arkansas joined the SEC in 1991-92. The Gators are the Razorbacks’ least common SEC opponent.
• Florida leads the all-time series, 26-13, has won 16 of the last 19 and is 14-2 all-time versus the Hogs in Gainesville, including 14 straight wins.
• According to ESPN Basketball Power Index, Arkansas has the toughest schedule in the nation to close the regular season. Arkansas started the stretch with a win over No. 16 Tennessee. All five of Arkansas’ final five games are QUAD 1 games including four games being among the NCAA NET top 20: No. 11 Tennessee, at No. 49 Florida, No. 3 Kentucky, No. 16 LSU, at No. 1 Tennessee.
• Arkansas fell to a season-low 93rd in the NCAA NET after losing at Texas A&M on Jan. 8 as the Razorbacks had dropped 5-of-6 games. After beating Missouri at home (and starting its streak of winning 11 of its last 12), Arkansas jumped 14 spots to 84th. The Hogs followed that with a win at LSU (Feb. 15) and shot up 30 spots to 54th. Arkansas has steadily climbed the NET over the last 12 games to a current season-best 23rd (a 7-point bump) after beating Tennessee. By comparison, the next best improvement by a current NET top 25 is St. Mary’s who went from 43rd on Jan. 8 to currently 21st. Also, of the teams in the NCAA NET 90-100 on Jan.8, the best improvement other than Arkansas is Oregon going from 91st to 63rd.
• For the second time this year, Jaylin Williams has been named the SEC co-Player of the Week as he averaged 13.0 points and 13.5 rebounds while leading Arkansas to a road win at Missouri and a home victory over No. 16 Tennessee. He shared the honor with Vanderbilt’s Scotty Pippen Jr. Williams posted double-doubles in both wins to run his current streak to four-straight and nine over his last 13 games.
• Arkansas will only have two days, including a travel day, to prepare for Florida. Arkansas is 10-0 in games this year when having two days or fewer days rest between games. This will be the third true road game Arkansas has played with two days or fewer rest. Arkansas won at #12 LSU and won at Missouri. The Razorbacks also won the Hall of Fame Classic on back-to-back nights on a neutral court in Kansas City.
Arkansas vs. Florida
Current Records: No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks (20-6, 9-4 SEC) vs. Florida Gators (7-10, 7-7 SEC)
Date-Time: Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m.
Where: Exactech Arena (10,151) at Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Fla.
TV/Streaming: ESPN (Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes and Marty Smith).
Radio: Listen online at HitThatLine.com and on the radio at ESPN Arkansas 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and central Arkansas, 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home and on satellite radio at Sirius-XM 382, online 982.
Sportsbook Info (via BetOnline.ag)
Spread: Arkansas -1 (-113), Tennessee +1 (-107)
Total: 155.5 – Over: -110, Under: -118
Moneyline: Arkansas -125, Tennessee -105
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