Mental mistakes and defensive lapses at crucial moments led to yet another disheartening loss for the Arkansas basketball program earlier this week at LSU, dropping to 0-4 in SEC play for just the second time since joining the league.
Despite a much-improved offensive effort, the Razorbacks couldn’t secure the victory in a game that was as close to a must-win as it gets in mid-January. Given how difficult the rest of their conference slate projects to be and how the Tigers are among the “weaker” opponents, it was a game they desperately needed.
Up next in the gauntlet that is the SEC is another relatively winnable game for the Hogs, albeit another contest on the road.