Like, at all. This was about as entertaining a finish as you’ll see in a blowout game, not for the best of reasons.
The fireworks started when Malik Monk hit a 3-pointer midway through the half that wound up being taken off the board because he released it after the shot clock expired. Perhaps more importantly, the Bentonville native followed up the make with a throat-slash gesture directed toward his home-state Hogs.
Even with the game already decided, the final minutes were anything but a formality. Arkansas didn’t put its best foot forward late.
Jaylen Barford and Bam Adebayo were separated after exchanging some trash talk after a foul.