FAYETTEVILLE — Making the NCAA Tournament in John Calipari’s first season was always viewed as a layup by Arkansas basketball fans, especially after the big win over Michigan at Madison Square Garden.
That may have been true, but the Razorbacks proved they struggled even with layups in their 71-63 loss to No. 8 Florida inside Bud Walton Arena on Saturday.
While the stat was disputed by Calipari during his 9.5-minute postgame press conference, the official UA statbroadcast had Arkansas going just 2 of 16 on layups. Even if you include six dunks, the Razorbacks were still 8 of 22 at the rim.