KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Using No. 3 Tennessee's track record as a gauge, the University of Arkansas' 106-87 loss at Thompson-Boling Arena on Tuesday ranked as one of the best showings this season against the Volunteers.
Arkansas Coach Mike Anderson chose to stress the positives after his young Razorbacks outscored the Volunteers 53-51 in the second half.
"Sometimes adversity can free you up," Anderson said. "I thought we came back down and were in attack mode and we played with some smarts, a little bit more like we're capable of playing."
The Razorbacks shot 47.8 percent, the second-highest allowed by Tennessee this season, and scored two more field goals than the Volunteers (32 to 30).