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After a bye week, Arkansas will finally play another game and for the first time since September it won’t be in the morning.
Mississippi State comes to town Nov. 6 and it will be a 3 p.m. kickoff at Razorback Stadium on the SEC Network.
This may be the biggest news for a couple of days around football as Sam Pittman said after the 45-3 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff last Saturday they were getting some time off to get folks healthy.
“And we have to have a great game plan for Mississippi State,” he said. “We’re excited about trying to make another run. We’re excited about it, and our kids believe we can do that.”
The Razorbacks will host the Bulldogs, are 4-3 overall on the season (2-1 in the SEC). They will play No. 12 Kentucky this week.
The Hogs only played the starters for a half against the Golden Lions so they should be rested and as healthy as they are going to get to start the last four games of that run Pittman was talking about.
After Mississippi State, the Hogs will go on the road to LSU. Nobody has any idea which Tigers’ team is going to show up for that one with Ed Orgeron a lame duck and getting boat-raced by Ole Miss last week.
Then it’s back on the road for a matchup with Alabama, back up to No. 3 in the country, and they will be angling for a playoff spot at that point.
The Hogs will close out the season the day after Thanksgiving with a 1:30 kickoff against Missouri on CBS at Razorback Stadium.
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Arkansas wins first exhibition over East Central, but just barely
Arkansas, down 14 with 11 minutes to go, needed a 20-4 run and clutch free throws from Davonte Davis, Chris Lykes and JD Notae inside the final minute to pull out a 77-74 exhibition win over East Central University Sunday afternoon at Bud Walton Arena.
East Central, coached by former Arkansas graduate assistant Max Pendery, took the lead midway through the first half and pushed its two-point lead to a game-high 14 (60-46) with 11:02 left.
From that point, Arkansas went on its 20-4 run. It started with a 6-0 spurt before a basket by the Tigers. The Razorbacks then scored 10 unanswered before the Tigers scored.
The Razorbacks reeled off four straight to complete the comeback and lead 66-64 with 5:09 left.
Notae scored six during the run, Lykes had five, Jaylin Williams and Davis each had four and Au’Diese Toney scored one.
Arkansas led by six (71-65) at the 3:21 mark only to see East Central regain the lead, 72-71, with a 3-pointer by Josh Apple with 57 seconds left.
Davis put Arkansas back in the lead by one with a pair of free throws seven seconds later. With 22 seconds left, Lykes drilled two from the charity stripe.
Brennan Burns got the Tigers within one, 75-74, with two free throws with six seconds left. However, Notae iced the game with two free throws with five ticks left for the 77-74 win.
Davis led Arkansas with 20 points while Notae added 17. Toney recorded a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 15 rebounds (nine offensive).
He additionally drew a charge with 35 seconds left which helped secure the win. Williams, whose energy and three blocked shots helped spur the win, just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Lykes finished with 13 points.
Apple led all scorers with 23 points while Jalen Crutchfield scored 15 for East Central.
Up next, Arkansas will host North Texas on Oct. 30 (Saturday).
Tip-off is set for 4 pm in Bud Walton Arena. The game is a sellout as it is part of the 2021-22 men’s basketball season ticket package.
FIRST HALF: Arkansas 35 – East Central 37
• JD Notae scored the first points of the game and 7 of the team’s first 15.
• East Central took its first lead (21-20) at 5:28 with a 3-pointer by Jalen Crutchfield. The Tigers pushed their advantage to five (26-21) with 4:05 left in the period.
• Arkansas regained the lead (27-26) on a Davonte Davis fastbreak layup at 3:07.
• The lead bounced back-and-forth before East Central AJ Ferguson Jr., made a free throw and layup for a 3-point Tigers’ lead with 42 ticks left.
• Lykes responded with a layup to get the Hogs to within one (36-35) with 29 seconds on the clock. Brennan Burns converted a free throw with 19 seconds left to provide the 36-35 lead by the Tigers.
• Both teams were 14-of-33 from the field (42.4 percent) but East Central made six 3-pointers (6-of-17) compared to one (1-of-9) by the Razorbacks. East Central had nine assists compared to four by Arkansas. Arkansas was also just 6-of-13 from the free throw line.
SECOND HALF: Arkansas 42 – East Central 37
• East Central used a 7-0 run as part of a 14-2 spurt to lead by 14 (60-46) with 11:02 left.
• Arkansas had a 10-0 run (as part of a 16-2 run) to tie the game (62-62) at 6:19.
• Arkansas used get a steal and layup by Notae to take its first lead since the first half. The layup made the score 66-64 with 5:07 left.
• East Central regained the lead, 72-71, with a 3-pointer by Josh Apple with 57 seconds left.
• Devo Davis answered with two free throws with 50 ticks left to put the Hogs up one, 73-72, and Au’Diese Toney drew a key charge with 35 seconds left to force an ECU turnover.
• Lykes sank two free throws with 22 seconds left for a 3-point Arkansas lead, 75-72.
• After two free throws by ECU, Notae iced the game with two free throws with five seconds left.
NOTES:
• Starters were Davonte Davis, JD Notae, Au’Diese Toney, Stanley Umude, Jaylin Williams.
• East Central won the opening tip.
• JD Notae scored the game’s first points, a layup at 19:22.
• Chris Lyles, Jaxson Robinson and Connor Vanover were the first subs.
• Arkansas has now won 34 consecutive exhibition games dating back to Nov. 14, 2003.
• Arkansas is now 72-9 all-time in exhibition games.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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