Columbia, S.C,— Historically, February has been great for Eric Musselman and the Hogs, going 14-1in the month since he became the head coach. Drawing South Carolina in Columbia was possibly the best scenario for Arkansas to keep the trend going.
The Gamecocks are significantly worse at home, scoring on average in the 50s and going 0-5 in SEC play. Arkansas, at the same time, was 0-5 in true road games, so something had to budge.
The Hogs entered today looking to get back to .500 in conference play, which is exactly what they did. Arkansas had to scrap for the victory in the closing moments of Saturday’s game, but Musselman’s group is headed home with their first road win on the season.