When a team can’t shoot and is bad on the boards, chances of winning are pretty slim, especially against good teams. That’s the difficult challenge for the Arkansas Razorbacks, who are not a good team.
Those two failings were on display Saturday afternoon before an enthusiastic crowd at sold-out Bud Walton Arena as the Hogs were once again the gang that couldn’t shoot straight. Arkansas made just 30% of its shots and only 19% from beyond the 3-point arc.
Couple that with a rebounding deficit of 10 and the allowing the Gators to grab 16 offensive boards and it adds up to a 71-63 Florida victory. Beating the No. 8 Gators was not going to be easy but got tougher when offensive rebounds created extra possessions…