No. 14 Arkansas’ narrow loss at Tennessee was a tale of two halves in more ways than one.
The No. 13 Vols, who shot a putrid 4 of 24 from three-point range in their 58-48 loss to the Razorbacks in Fayetteville two weeks ago, found great comfort beyond the arc at home Saturday and bombed perimeter jumpers on Arkansas. It was reminiscent of the long-range success several of the Razorbacks’ opponents experienced in the nonconference portion of the schedule.
By halftime, Tennessee was 9 of 12 from three. Additionally, Arkansas coach Eric Musselman played nine different Razorbacks as he searched for an offensive spark and ways to slow down a hyper-efficient Vols offense.