Beyond the Box: 3-point shooting, defense lifts Hogs over No. 7 Duke, 80-75

In front of a record Bud Walton Arena crowd, the Hogs were able to get back to their winning ways against No. 7 Duke. Here’s some key numbers that helped them do it.

It was another special night in Bud Walton Arena as Eric Musselman’s Hogs were able to upset No. 7 Duke, 80-75, in front of a record 20,344 fans.

Arkansas entered Wednesday night’s game in desperate need of some positive momentum. Losers of three out of their last four contests, including an upset loss to UNC-Greensboro in their most recent home game, the Hogs needed this win in the worst way.

With leading scorer [autotag]Tramon Mark[/autotag] still sidelined with a lower back injury, Arkansas’ two other statistical leaders – [autotag]Trevon Brazile[/autotag] and [autotag]Khalif Battle[/autotag] – were able to rise to the occasion behind a raucous crowd and get the job done.

Over the past four games, the Razorbacks have struggled in basically every facet of the game. However, a stagnant offense, costly turnovers and abysmal transition defense were the three big things that had stood out above the rest.

On Wednesday night, none of those issues were prevalent for much of the night. Arkansas looked like a completely different team than the one we saw in the Bahamas just five days ago.

Let’s take a look at some key numbers from this game and see exactly how they were able to correct their issues from the Battle 4 Atlantis and translate that into a big-time win over Duke.