Well, honestly, it could have been much, much worse. A 16-5 run to end the half is helpful.
They only had seven turnovers. They looked awful against the press for 14 minutes, but the bigger problem is that they got it across halfcourt and then had nowhere to go and didn't get into the offense for 20 seconds.
Kassius Robertson saved them with his shooting. Terrence Phillips looked better running the offense than Jordan Geist, but he simply can't quit committing fouls a mile from the basket, which makes it hard to keep him out there.
Jordan Barnett needs to catch fire in the second half. If he does, Missouri has a chance. Also, Jeremiah Tilmon and Jontay Porter need to be much, much better. Arkansas outscored Mizzou 20-4 in the paint.
The game's not over. That's progress. Because with 12 minutes left in the first half, I thought it was. If Arkansas goes on a run out of the locker room, it is over. But Cuonzo Martin has been pretty good out of the locker room at halftime this season.
They only had seven turnovers. They looked awful against the press for 14 minutes, but the bigger problem is that they got it across halfcourt and then had nowhere to go and didn't get into the offense for 20 seconds.
Kassius Robertson saved them with his shooting. Terrence Phillips looked better running the offense than Jordan Geist, but he simply can't quit committing fouls a mile from the basket, which makes it hard to keep him out there.
Jordan Barnett needs to catch fire in the second half. If he does, Missouri has a chance. Also, Jeremiah Tilmon and Jontay Porter need to be much, much better. Arkansas outscored Mizzou 20-4 in the paint.
The game's not over. That's progress. Because with 12 minutes left in the first half, I thought it was. If Arkansas goes on a run out of the locker room, it is over. But Cuonzo Martin has been pretty good out of the locker room at halftime this season.
