FAYETTEVILLE — Not many teams have matched the awesome toughness that has been the calling card for No. 14 Arkansas over the last two months. LSU came close Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena.
The ultra-talented Tigers went on the floor for loose balls as many times as the Razorbacks. They dominated the rebounding.
But despite knocking the streaking Razorbacks every which way but loose, they just were not tough enough or smart enough in the clutch. They did not make the winning plays.
The Hogs did in typical fashion for this Eric Musselman-coached team.
JD Notae got the game’s most important rebound, then displayed toughness by canning two free throws with 8.