PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The scene inside Arkansas’ locker room Saturday evening was unimaginable two months ago, when March Madness at all seemed like a pipe dream.
John Calipari, who was described as archaic during an 0-5 start to SEC play, has the Razorbacks back in the Sweet 16 after they knocked off St. John’s 75-66 in a highly anticipated second-round matchup at Amica Mutual Pavilion.
It was an unceremonious ending to Rick Pitino’s magical season with the Red Storm, in which they lost just four games by a combined 7 points. Arkansas eclipsed that in just one game, winning by 9 to snap their 10-game winning streak and advance to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five years after a 25-year drought…