With two of its four losses coming to teams from North Carolina, the Arkansas basketball team will get one more crack to defeat a team from the Tar Heel State when UNC Wilmington (9-2) rolls into Bud Walton Arena today at 4 p.m.
The Razorbacks (8-4) suffered their lone home loss of the season to UNC Greensboro, 78-72, on Nov. 17, then dropped an 87-72 decision to North Carolina during the Battle for Atlantis in the Bahamas.
Hog fans have been a little uneasy with the team thus far, with results failing to meet preseason hopes. The Hogs have struggled defensively, especially against some mid-major programs who have been able to dribble-drive to the hoop and shoot the lights out from long-range.
Eric Musselman has attempted to correct some of the early-season flaws and continues to shake up the lineup to find the right combinations.
This will be Arkansas’ final non-conference game before the SEC slate begins next Saturday with Auburn coming to town.
Here is a glimpse of the pregame chatter on X (Twitter), posted by fans, media and others: