Razorbacks Are Capable of Taking a Vengeful Attitude Into Several Games
Arkansas has a 1% chance of making it to the Big Dance, according to TeamRankings, with the prospects of an at-large bid to March Madness all but gone. After Georgia defeated the Razorbacks, 76-66, in Athens earlier in the season, the Razorbacks have little to gain from their game other than pride. In the rematch, the Hogs defeated the Bulldogs 78-75 by making excellent use of that. After the game, guard El Ellis remarked, “It was a theme all week.” “Recover this victory. We ought to have had that game in Athens. We emerged prepared to play. Together, we moved the ball while playing. That’s a smart way to begin conference play’s second half.
If there’s a bright side to opening 2–7 in conference play, it’s that there will be plenty more opportunities to exact revenge in a manner. These are the driving forces behind a team that finished the season ranked in the top 15 and eliminated from tournament contention well before February even hit the calendar.
Tramon Mark remarked, “That was what we had on repeat the entire time.” “Practiced all week, just trying to reclaim that victory [against Georgia].”
