Arkansas coach Eric Musselman and staff hosted several visitors for the game against Kentucky. Arkansas played without Trevon Brazile and Devo Davis, while Kentucky was without Rob Dillingham due to illness. The first half saw Kentucky struggling offensively, trailing Arkansas. However, Kentucky managed to take the lead in the second half. Antonio Reeves was the leading scorer for Kentucky, and the game remained close with both teams struggling to find offensive rhythm. The game ended with Kentucky defeating Arkansas with a close score of 47-43.
Starting guards Tramon Mark, Khalif Battle and El Ellis are a combined 8-for-30 from the field. There is no meaningful dribble-penetration. Kentucky up 47-43 with 6:30 remaining.
Kentucky leads 44-43 with 8:00 remaining. Both offenses are stuck in the mud, but Kentucky is finding some life in transition. Hogs need one of their guards to come through in the half-court sets down the stretch.
Now 31 minutes in, Antonio Reeves is the only double-figure scorer on either team for Kentucky-Arkansas.
Reed Sheppard comes up with a steal and slams it home on the other end to give Kentucky its first lead of the game. It's up 38-37 on Arkansas with 12:54 to play.
Remember, UK is without Rob Dillingham, out with an illness. He can be instant offense off the bench. Not today.
Halftime: Arkansas 26, Kentucky 24 My mom once told me "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." And umm, well, some solid defense in that one. As for the offense - second half starting up soon 😉😉
Halftime: Arkansas 26, No. 6 Kentucky 24. Hogs led 20-12 but went 1-for-12 to finish the half. Kentucky absorbed the first punch and is right back in it. Arkansas needs another response. Tramon Mark leads Arkansas with 7. Antonio Reeves has 10 for the Wildcats.
Big time three from Antonio Reeves to make it a one bucket game. #Kentucky down 21-18 with 3:18 in the half #BBN @WHAS11
After going 8-for-21 on layups at South Carolina, Kentucky starts 4-for-13 on layups and dunks tonight. Physical defense (and a foul here and there) bothering Kentucky at the rim.
Arkansas forced to go small with 4:53 remaining in the first half as Chandler Lawson picks up his 2nd foul. Jalen Graham hasn't played since getting called for his 2nd. Jeremiah Davenport is in at the 4 with the Hogs up 20-13.
I have no idea what Kentucky is even trying to do right now on Offense The Defense has actually been good but we are just running around waiting for someone to go One on One on Offense and it’s dreadful
At the under-8 timeout, the deficit has reached double digits for Kentucky, which trails Arkansas, 18-8, with 7:01 to play in the half. Wildcats are 3 of 21 (14%) from the field and 1 for 7 (14%) on 3s.
Kentucky is 1-for-13, but Arkansas has 5 turnovers already and isn't doing much offensively, either. Hogs lead 9-4 at the U-12.
#Kentucky shooting uncharacteristicly bad form the floor so far. Just 1-11 with just about 13 to go in the first #BBN @WHAS11
Only #Kentucky player with a bucket so far is Tre Mitchell. Cats offense starts off slow down 7-3 with 14:40 in the first #BBN @WHAS11
Arkansas leads Kentucky 7-3 at the U-16. Hogs have come out with a ton of energy and Kentucky is 0-for-5 on layups. Good recipe for Arkansas.
Now... onto today's game. Here are the starting lineups. Kentucky is without Rob Dillingham, while will play without Trevon Brazile and Devo Davis. A couple minutes till tipoff and BWA is packed. https://t.co/TOsqdf4Ugb
John Calipari tells Tom Leach that Rob Dillingham is indeed out with a stomach virus. Dillingham is averaging 13.9 points per game. Has scored in double figures in 15 of Kentucky's 18 games. Scored 16 points in loss at South Carolina on Tuesday. #BBN #ukbasketball
Lot of personnel notes for tonight's Arkansas-Kentucky game. https://t.co/M51ntEscyE
Rob Dillingham out for Kentucky tonight. Trevon Brazile and Devo Davis out for Arkansas (but Tramon Mark will play). https://t.co/Mh6IcFXyJ9
Arkansas will be without Trevon Brazile (knee) tonight vs. Kentucky, according to the RSN pregame show.
Officials for Kentucky-Arkansas basketball are Chuck Jones, Joe Lindsay and Patrick Evans. #BBN #ukbasketball
At Bud Walton for Kentucky-Arkansas basketball. https://t.co/L8I6592Nnf
Just went ahead and deleted a previous tweet. Tramon Mark is on the floor warming up for Arkansas. Still no sight of Trevon Brazile. Hogs will host No. 6 Kentucky at approximately 5:10 p.m.
Hello from Bud Walton Arena. A little more than an hour until tip-off between Arkansas and No. 6 Kentucky. No sight of Tramon Mark or Trevon Brazile in Arkansas warmups.
HALFTIME: #Louisville 13, Virginia 41 That ties the lowest scoring half of the Kenny Payne Era (13 vs Texas Tech). Quite possibly the worst half of basketball of that era too, which I didn’t think was possible #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
Arkansas coach Eric Musselman and staff expected to host several visitors for Kentucky game. #WPS https://t.co/0nmA6YKHAm https://t.co/S97Q2hqXg8