![]() Adama Sanogo Getty ImagesĪrkansas has since won twice in the tournament, but he’s scored a combined six points in those two victories.Īnd the Razorbacks will almost certainly need more from him to keep pace with mighty UConn. The Razorbacks started 11-1 before dropping five of their first six conference games without leading scorer Nick Smith, who missed 19 games in total.Įven when he came back in early February, they went just 3-6 down the stretch with middling efficiency on both ends of the court. This wasn’t exactly a special team in the regular season, either. Still, it wasn’t a special performance by any means: Arkansas shot below 50 percent inside the arc and was a miserable 3-of-15 from deep (20%), but it grabbed a whopping 14 offensive rebounds – tied for its third-most in a game all year – to overcome an efficient day from the Jayhawks’ offense. That shouldn’t take anything away from this stellar run by Razorbacks, who did all the little things to beat Kansas in the second round. 8 seed, but Eric Musselman’s group opened the year ranked in the top 10 and has reached the Elite Eight in each of the past two seasons.ĭon’t expect that streak to continue this year. It’s easy to overlook this Arkansas team after it entered the field as a No. Check out the latest March Madness winner odds.Download The Post’s blank and complete NCAA brackets.Get free bets and promos from the best March Madness betting sites.Read our How to Bet on March Madness guide.Here’s how we’re betting Thursday’s contest, which tips off at 7:15 p.m. 1 seed Kansas in the second round and has its eyes on another bracket-busting upset in the Sweet 16. Standing in its way is Arkansas, which already ousted No. Two rounds later, UConn is the co-favorite to emerge from the loaded West Region. 4 seed, pundits had their eyes on the Huskies as an analytics-friendly powerhouse with an outside shot at a deep run. When Connecticut entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. Get the free Action Network app for expert picks, live odds, bet tracking and more.
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