Through 13 minutes of action in Bud Walton Arena on Friday night, Arkansas looked like a shell of the undefeated team we had seen through two exhibitions and a season opener.
Poor shot selection, failed closeouts, missed rotations and an overall lack of effort had the Hogs in a dogfight – no pun intended – with Gardner-Webb. Luckily, Eric Musselman’s squad came to life behind Khalif Battle’s hot shooting to close out the half with a 48-36 lead.
The second half started out fast as Arkansas was able to quickly jump out to a 20-point lead before resting their starters with a few minutes left. The Hogs were able to put the Runnin’ Bulldogs away 86-68 and improve to 2-0 on the year.
Let’s take a closer look at some of the key numbers from Friday’s regular season win and see how the Razorbacks were able to stay undefeated on this very young season.