At this point of the season for the Arkansas basketball, wins are all that matter.
Attractiveness can go by the wayside.
Of course, beautiful basketball is often winning basketball, too, and Razorbacks coach Eric Musselman would prefer his team look sharp a bit more consistently. Doing so is about the only way Arkansas climbs back into the thick of the NCAA Tournament race.
At least Thursday night against Abilene Christian the Hogs were on the right side of things. Arkansas beat ACU, 83-73, by rallying with a big second half to overcome a seven-point halftime deficit. The victory lifted Arkansas to 5-4 in its last nine games.
Now the Razorbacks have just one final nonconference game left before SEC play starts against Auburn in January.
Here’s what Musselman had to say after Thursday night’s win.