The once-again shorthanded Hogs had no issues taking down in-state foe, UCA, in their last outing. Their second half performance against No. 24 Michigan inspired quite a bit of confidence – even though they almost gave up the 18-point lead towards the end of the game.
It can be difficult to have takeaways from games against opponents ranked so lowly, but Arkansas performed exactly as they were supposed to in a game like this – even without the help of Adou Thiero who has been a leader for the team all season. The transfer forward was still reportedly dealing with illness, so it doesn’t seem to be a long-term issue.