In their regular season game, the Razorbacks fell to No. 23 Kentucky in frustrating fashion on Saturday afternoon.
A lot of Arkansas’ same issues that have been plaguing them in conference play were prevalent again today. Missed free throws, missed layups, paint defense and, of course, questionable officiating.
The officiating played a crucial role at two points on Saturday. Kentucky center Oscar Tshiebwe elbowed Arkansas’ Makhel Mitchell in the first half and wasn’t assessed a flagrant foul or ejected. Both of which would be correct according the rulebook. Then in the second half, Arkansas’ Devo Davis was ejected for voicing his frustration in animated manner after being called for back-to-back fouls.
There were countless other missed calls throughout the game, but these two moments were the biggest, and social media – as always – was on fire after both incidents happened.
Here’s some of the best reactions to the officiating and more in Arkansas’ 88-79 loss to Kentucky on Saturday.