Half: Ark 30, Tech 25

[sportdawg]

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9 turnovers = 14 Arkansas Points

Meeking 8 points
54% Team Shooting

[Gooddawg]

What is so freaking difficult about a press? Put Edwards in the game and he'll break it on his own. Turnovers are going to cost us this game. We have like 14 already.

[sportdawg]

13 TO = 20 Ark points

Are they even pressing?

[EJ]

30-25 Arkansas leads at the half

[sportdawg]

Half Stats
<table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=1><tr><td bgcolor="#00008b" width="33%"><font face=verdana color="#ffffff" size=1>Louisiana Tech</td><td width="33%"></td><td bgcolor="#00008b" width="33%"><font face=verdana color="#ffffff" size=1>Arkansas Razorbacks</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">25</td><td bgcolor=#cacaca><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">Points</td><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">30</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">9-21 (42.9%)</td><td bgcolor=#cacaca><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">Field goals</td><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">10-31 (32.3%)</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">3-8 (37.5%)</td><td bgcolor=#cacaca><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">3-Point FGs</td><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">3-12 (25.0%)</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">4-5 (80.0%)</td><td bgcolor=#cacaca><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">Free throws</td><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">7-10 (70.0%)</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">14 (3-11)</td><td bgcolor=#cacaca><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">Rebounds (Off-Def)</td><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">17 (8-9)</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">3</td><td bgcolor=#cacaca><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">Steals</td><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">4</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">1</td><td bgcolor=#cacaca><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">Blocks</td><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">2</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">5</td><td bgcolor=#cacaca><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">Assists</td>
<td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">3</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">14</td><td bgcolor=#cacaca><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">Turnovers</td><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">7</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">0.36</td><td bgcolor=#cacaca><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">Assist/Turnover</td><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">0.43</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">6</td><td bgcolor=#cacaca><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">Second chance points</td><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">4</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">5</td><td bgcolor=#cacaca><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">Points off turnovers</td><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">20</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">2</td><td bgcolor=#cacaca><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">Bench points</td><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font face=verdana size=1 color="#000000">4</td></tr></table>

[Gooddawg]

Right after we turned it over 4 times in a row down the court. They started pressing for the next few posessions and got at least 3 more turnovers off the press.

[aubunique]

Obviously, our guards have to get comfortable with the speed of top-level competition. The Dawgs would have butchered and chewed up the Hawgs a week or two ago. The Razorbacks got a lot better this week. Heath got mad and poured on the work, according to my friends who cover practice. They gained confidence because they were able to make one strong run against Illinois. I hope we meet them again in the NCAA tournament. Don't write the possibility off!
Don't fault Richard or the players for losing by 12 points or whatever in Walton.
They could have won. However, they learned a lot and the coaches will have them playing a lot better before they face the WAC teams.
Richard is tough on the players when he needs to be. I believe he will bring them ALL around to playing their best and avoiding needless fouls and excessive mouthing off to the refs. All the young men have to pay attention to him. I listened to him up close and he was saying the right things to bring them along.
I won't get my photos developed until Saturday. That is two-for-one day at USA Drug, where another Tech graduate is a pharmacist at the Rogers store.
We'll post some next week.