Eric Musselman was animated on the sidelines in animus toward his team than he had been in Arkansas’ first two games.
His No. 14 Razorbacks beat Old Dominion on Monday, 86-7, but some of the issues that have plagued Hogs teams in the past under Musselman’s watch reared their head.
ODU stuck around via the 3-pointer, knocking down 11 of 24 from deep. Chaunce Jenkins, the Monarchs’ first-team All-Sun Belt player, scored a game-high 21 points and was 3 of 6 beyond the arc.
Arkansas’ athleticism was too much in the end, especially as Musselman trimmed his bench.
Only seven players logged more than six minutes of game action. Five of them scored in double figures, led by El Ellis’ 17. Ellis scored 15 of those in the second half. Trevon Brazile also scored 10 of his 11 in the final 20 minutes as Arkansas had to push off an Old Dominion charge as the Monarchs were within six points in the final minutes.
Arkansas is back in action Friday against North Carolina-Greensboro from Bud Walton Arena on Friday.