FAYETTEVILLE — If Arkansas fans didn’t already love Miikka Muurinen, those in attendance at Wednesday’s exhibition against Memphis do now.
With 8:27 to go and the Razorbacks leading 79-62, he dove on the floor and got a jump ball called after missing a free throw. That got the relatively sparse crowd, announced at 10,586, on its fee, and their applause became a roar when Arkansas retained possession.
Muurinen got to his feet and yelled, doing his part to hype up the fans…