Smith, the pro experts predicted one-and-done NBA lottery pick, impressed Friday just like he impressed at the season's outset. "Man, Devo is March Madness!" Arkansas freshman guard Nick Smith said postgame. On both ends he steadied a listing Arkansas ship as Illinois cut a 17-point deficit with 10:45 left to five. He also played key offense, too, scoring 16 points. We had a hard time getting into offense."ĭavis made four steals and grabbed six rebounds. "I thought early their defense was the difference. "My hat's off to Arkansas," Illinois Coach Brad Underwood said. As the lone Razorback playing for all three Musselman NCAA Tournament teams, the 6-4 junior from Jacksonville again Friday played a major part. "Just getting stops and getting on a run with our fast break game. Ditto for Musselman's Razorbacks opening the NCAA Tourney's West Regional defeating the University of Illinois 73-63 Friday afternoon in Des Moines, Iowa.Īsked TV postgame by the TBS sideline reporter what has sustained these offensively inconsistent Razorbacks, guard Devo Davis replied "Defense, defense, defense." FAYETTEVILLE - The great Eddie Sutton and Nolan Richardson Arkansas teams sported some great offensive players.īut their teams delving deepest into the NCAA Tournament most delivered defensively.ĭefense trademarked Sutton's Final Four, Elite Eight and Sweet 16 teams.ĭefense trademarked Richardson's "40 Minutes of Hell" Razorbacks with three Final Fours including a national championship and national runner-up, one Elite Eight and two Sweet Sixteens.ĭitto for Eric Musselman's Elite Eight Razorbacks in 20.
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