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FAYETTEVILLE — By any means necessary, Arkansas basketball had to come away from Wednesday’s home tilt against Georgia with a victory. The Razorbacks entered the night winless in the SEC, low on belief and dealing with the reality that starting point guard Boogie Fland could miss the rest of the season with a thumb injury.
The message from the coaching staff was to ‘grit one out’, and that’s exactly what Arkansas (12-7, 1-5 SEC) did in a 68-65 victory over the Bulldogs (14-5, 2-4).
The Hogs crashed the glass with 18 offensive rebounds, relentlessly got to the free-throw line and overcame a 15-point deficit in the second half to knock off Georgia. Adou Thiero’s free throw with 1.8 seconds remaining was the difference, and Thiero’s trip to the charity stripe was the result of his fourth offensive rebound of the night.
“We needed to get off the snide when Boogie went down. Everybody was saying, ‘They may not win a game.’ Well, that was wrong. Now let’s see what we can do and where we can go from there,” coach John Calipari said.
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It was a needed win, but it hardly felt like a turning point for the season, mainly because Fland’s absence cratered the shooting and creativity of an already struggling offense.
Second-chance points and free throws were the only bright spots for the Arkansas offense. The Hogs were 3 of 23 on 3-pointers and shot 31% from the field, which represented their worst shooting performance of the season.
A team that was averaging 15.3 assists per game finished with six against Georgia, and half of those assists came off fast breaks. D.J. Wagner had three dimes, with Thiero and Johnell Davis combining for the other three assists.
Jan 22, 2025; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks guard D.J. Wagner (21) drives against Georgia Bulldogs guard Blue Cain (0) and forward Asa Newell (14) during the…
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Author : Ft. Smith Southwest Times Record
Publish date : 2025-01-23 19:01:00
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