Arkansas Sports

MY College Football Rankings (Nov. 22)

2009-11-23T11:10:00.001-06:00

Bowl Projections( Nov. 5)

2009-11-05T15:30:00.001-06:00

BCS- Texas vs. Alabama
Orange- Georgia Tech vs. Cincinnati
Fiesta- Oklahoma st. vs. TCU
Sugar- Boise St. vs. Florida
Rose- Iowa vs. Oregon
GMAC- N. Illinois vs. Northwestern
Alamo- Texas A&M vs. Ohio St.
Papajohns.com- Rutgers vs. S. Carolina
Cotton- Missouri vs. Arkansas
International- C. Michigan vs. Bowling Green
Liberty- Houston vs. Ole Miss
Gator- Miami vs. S. Florida
Capitol One- Penn St. vs. LSU
Outback- Wisconsin vs. Tennessee
Chick-fil-a- Virgina Tech vs. Auburn
Insight- Texas Tech vs. Minnesota
Sun- Notre Dame vs. Arizona
Armed Forces- Marshall vs. Air Force
Texas- Iowa St. vs. Navy
Humanitarian- San Diego St. vs. Fresno St.
Holiday- Nebraska vs. USC
EagleBank- Ohio vs. Army
Meineke- Boston College vs. Pitt
Little Caesars- Michigan St. vs. Temple
Music City- Clemson vs. Georgia
Independence- Oklahoma vs. Kentucky
Champs Sports- North Carolina vs. Michigan
Emerald- Duke vs. Washington
Hawaii- Tulsa vs. Nevada
Poinsettia- BYU vs. Oregon
Las Vegas- Utah vs. California
New Orleans- UCF vs. Troy
St. Petersburg- W. Virgina vs. ECU
New Mexico- Idaho vs. Kansas St.

My College Football Rankings( Nov.1)

2009-11-01T14:16:00.002-06:00

1. Florida

2. Texas
3. Alabama
4. TCU
5. Oregon
6. cinncinatti
7. Boise St.
8. Iowa
9. LSU
10. Georgia Tech
11. Penn St.
12. Ohio St.
13. USC
14. Pittsburgh
15. Utah
16. Houston
17. Miami
18. Arizona
19. Notre Dame
20. Oklahoma st.
21. Oklahoma
22. Virgina Tech
23. Wisconsin
24. BYU
25. South Florida

My College Football Rankings (Oct. 25)

2009-10-25T20:54:00.002-05:00

NCAA Predictions (Week 6)

2009-10-09T13:47:00.003-05:00

SEC
Arkansas 31, Auburn 17 11:00 AM ESPN
Vanderbilt 38, Army 10 11:00 AM
Georgia 34, Tennessee 7 11:20 AM ESPN 360
Miss St. 24, Houston 20 11:30 AM ESPNU
South Carolina 28, Kentucky 17 11:30 AM ESPN 360
Alabama 59, Ole Miss 20 2:30 PM CBS
Florida 38, LSU 17 7:00 PM CBS

BIG 12
Oklahoma St 39, Texas A&M 7 11:30
Kansas 66, Iowa St. 7 11:30
Oklahoma 16, Baylor 12 2:30 ABC
Texas Tech 27, Kansas State 17 6:00
Texas 56, Colorado 17 6:15 ESPN

My College Football Rankings (Oct. 4)

2009-10-04T15:22:00.001-05:00

1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Alabama
4. Boise State
5. Virgina Tech
6. LSU
7. USC
8. Ohio State
9. Miami
10. Cincinnati
11. TCU
12. Penn State
13. Oregon
14. Iowa
15. BYU
16. Oklahoma
17. Ole Miss
18. Auburn
19. Georgia
20.Kansas
21. Nebraska
22. Stanford
23. Missouri
24. Georgia Tech
25. Pittsburgh

Razorbacks beat Texas A&M 47-19

2009-10-04T14:52:00.003-05:00

The Arkansas Razorbacks (2-2. 0-2 SEC) defeated the Texas A&M Aggies (3-1) in the first ever Southwest Classic. Razorbacks star QB Ryan Mallet passed for 271 yards and 4 touchdowns in Cowboy Stadium(aka. Razorback Stadium-West). The Razorbacks defense improved greatly since the Razorbacks 35-7 loss to Alabama last Saturday, only allowing 19 points to the Aggies. Razorback receiver Joe Adams caught 3 passes for 110 yards, while HB Micheal Smith caught 5 passes for 61 yards and a touchdown.

My College Football Rankings (September 27)

2009-09-27T18:15:00.002-05:00

1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Alabama
4. Boise State
5. Virgina Tech
6. LSU
7. USC
8. Oklahoma
9. Ohio State
10. Georgia
11. TCU
12. Cincinnati
13. Iowa
14. Houston
15. Oregon
16. Penn State
17. Oklahoma
18. BYU
19. Miami
20. Kansas
21. California
22. Ole Miss
23. Michigan
24. Nebraska
25. Stanford

My Rankings (Sept. 20)

2009-09-20T20:40:00.003-05:00

1.Flordia

2. Texas

3. Alabama

4. Ole Miss

5. California

6. Penn State

7. Miami

8. LSU

9. Boise State

10. Virgina Tech

11. USC

12. Oklahoma

13. Ohio State

14. TCU

15. Cincinnati

16. Florida State

17. Georgia

18. Houston

19. Oklahoma State

20. Kansas

21. Michigan

22. BYU

23. Washington

24. Nebraska

25. Auburn

My College Football Rankings (September 6)

2009-09-06T12:46:00.002-05:00

1. Flordia
2. Texas
3. Alabama
4. USC
5. Ohio State
6. Ole Miss
7. Oklahoma St.
8. Penn State
9. California
10. BYU
11. LSU
12. Penn State
13. Oklahoma
14. Utah
15. Boise State
16. Georgia Tech
17. Florida State
18. Notre Dame
19. Georgia
20. Oregon
21. Kansas
22. Michigan St.
23. Missouri
24. Iowa
25. Nebraska

Arkansas Opens Season with a Boom

2009-09-06T07:51:00.002-05:00

The Razorbacks opened their 2009 season last night with a 48-10 victory over a Missouri State in Little Rock. It was all over at War Memorial when Dennis Johnson returned the opening kick for a touchdown. Arkansas also set a school record with a total of 447 passing yards, with Ryan Mallet completing 17 of his 22 passes for 309 yards and a touchdown, and backup quarterback Tyler Wilson completing 13 of his 19 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown. Senior London Crawford caught 2 passes for 44 yards before hurting his shoulder in the 3rd quarter. The Razorbacks next game is against Georgia on September 19.

Pre-Season Top 25

2009-09-05T08:19:00.002-05:00

1. Flordia
2. Texas
3. Oklahoma
4. USC
5. Ole Miss
6. Virgina Tech
7. Ohio St.
8. Alabama
9. Penn St.
10. Georgia
11. LSU
12. California
13. Oklahoma St.
14. Utah
15. Oregon
16. Boise St.
17. Georgia Tech
18. Florida St.
19. BYU
20. Notre Dame
21. Kansas
22. Iowa
23. Michigan St.
24. Illinois
25. Nebraska

Arkansas vs. Florida State Super-Regional

2009-06-03T17:32:00.002-05:00

Go Hogs! they have made it the NCAA Baseball Super Regional in the College World Series. They won the Norman regional by beating Washington State once and Oklahoma twice. They will now face Florida State in the Super-Regional.

UNC Blows Out Michigan St. 89-72

2009-04-07T06:57:00.001-05:00

The North Carolina Tar Heels broke 2 records in the first half of the National Championship Game. First, they scored 55 points, one record. Second, the led by 21 points, another record. Everyone watching the game at half time was pretty sure N. Carolina was going to win. They kept that lead in the second half and won their fifth National Championship, second in five years. Ty Lawson led the Tar Heels with 21 points, 6 assists and 8 steals, after leaving for the first round because of a toe injury. Wayne Ellington was the Final Four MVP, totaling 39 points, 8 3's, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

Road to the Final Four

2009-04-04T13:27:00.000-05:00

Four teams, three games, one champion, all in Detroit, MI. IT IS THE FINAL FOUR! Today, we will look at how the four teams got here, and who will go to the championship game. Here are the teams:
MICHIGAN ST.-Midwest Regional Champions
Defeated (15) Robert Morris 77-62
Defeated (10) USC 74-69
Defeated (3) Kansas 67-62
Defeated (1) Louisville 64-52
Defeated (1) Connecticut 82-73
CONNECTICUT-West Regional Champions
Defeated (16) UT-Chattanooga 103-47
Defeated (9) Texas A&M 92-66
Defeated (5) Purdue 72-60
Defeated (3) Missouri 82-75
Lost to (2) Michigan St. 73-82
VILLANOVA- East Regional Champions
Defeated (14) American 80-67
Defeated (6) UCLA 89-69
Defeated (2) Duke 77-54
Defeated (1) Pitt 78-76
Lost to (1) UNC 69-83
UNC- South Regional Champions
Defeated (16) 101-58
Defeated (8) LSU 84-70
Defeated (4) Gonzaga 98-77
Defeated (2) Oklahoma 72-60
Defeated (3) Villanova 83-69

Today we will see these 2 games, along with them are my picks.

Michigan St. 82, Connecticut 73
UNC 83, Villanova 69

Today's Games (NCAA Tournament) Mar. 29

2009-03-29T13:04:00.000-05:00

ELITE EIGHT!

MIDWEST
Louisville 52, Michigan St. 64

SOUTH
N. Carolina 72, Oklahoma 60

Today's Games (NCAA Tournament) Mar. 28

2009-03-28T08:06:00.000-05:00

ELITE EIGHT!

WEST
UConn 82, Mizzou 75

EAST
Pitt 76 Villanova 78

Today's Games (NCAA Tournament) Mar. 27

2009-03-27T08:06:00.000-05:00

SWEET 16!

MIDWEST

Louisville 103, Arizona 64
Michigan St. 67, Kansas 62

SOUTH

Oklahoma 84, Syracuse 71
North Carolina 98, Gonzaga 77

Today's Games (NCAA Tournament) Mar. 26

2009-03-25T20:39:00.001-05:00

SWEET 16!

WEST
Connecticut 72, Purdue 60
Memphis 91, Missouri 102

EAST
Pitt 60, Xavier 55
Duke 54, Villanova 77

Arkansas schedules Oklahoma and Texas

2009-03-25T14:03:00.000-05:00

Although the Arkansas' complete non-conference schedule will not be released until August or September, Arkansas coach, John Pelphrey, say that the Hogs will play Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., and Texas at home next year. Arkansas will finish the current series with Texas in 2010 in Austin. Oklahoma also owes Arkansas a home game in 2010.

Today's Games (NIT), March 20

2009-03-20T09:09:00.000-05:00

(1) Florida 74, (4) Miami 60
(1) Auburn 74, (4) Tulsa 55
(1) San Diego St. 70, (4) Kansas St. 52

Today's Games (NCAA Tournament), Mar. 20

2009-03-20T08:52:00.000-05:00

(3) Syracuse 59 , (14) Stephen F. Austin 44
(8) Oklahoma St. 77, (9) Tennessee 75
(6) Marquette 58, (11) Utah St. 57
(3) Kansas 84, (14) North Dakota St. 74
(6) Arizona St. 66, (11) Temple 57
(1) Pittsburgh 72, (16) East Tennessee St. 62
(3) Missouri 78, (14) Cornell 59
(6) W. Virgina 60, (11) Dayton 68
(1) Louisville 74, (16) Morehead St. 54
(5) Utah 71, (12) Arizona 84
(7) Boston College 55, (10) USC 72
(4) Xaiver 77, (13) Portland St. 59
(8) Ohio St. 72, (9) Siena 74 2OT
(4) Wake Forest 69, (13) Cleveland St. 84
(2) Michigan St. 77 (15) Robert Morris 52
(5) Florida St. 59 (12) Wisconsin 61 OT

New Topics

2009-03-20T08:48:00.000-05:00

Since none of the Arkansas teams made the cut, I will be covering the NCAA Tournament until the final game on April 6. I also will be covering a bit of the NIT. I will post scoring updates on every game in the tournament. Also, all games can be seen on ncaa.com or on CBS.

Arkansas loses to Flordia in SEC Tournament

2009-03-13T09:25:00.000-05:00

Mike Washington had a double-double, although the Gators beat Arkansas 73-58. Mike Washington lead the Hogs in both points, 15, and rebounds, 18. Courtney Fortson scored 9 points, 3 rebounds in the loss. The Hogs shot 42% from the field and 88% from the line. Nick Calathes scored
11 points for Florida.

UALR is eliminated from Sun Belt Tournament

2009-03-10T07:32:00.000-05:00

UALR lost to S. Alabama Monday night, 54-44. The loss eliminated UALR from the conference tournament. John Fowler had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. UALR shot 26.2% from the field and 17% from behind the arc, making 4-23. The Trojans will have to await and see if they get a NIT or NCAA Tournament bid.

My Rankings (Mar. 9)

2009-03-09T12:42:00.000-05:00

1. Memphis
2. N. Carolina
3. Louisville
4. Pitt
5. UConn
6. Michigan St.
7. Wake Forest
8. Kansas
9. Michigan St.
10. Duke
11. Oklahoma
12. Missouri
13. Gonzaga
14. Villanova
15. Butler
16. LSU
17. Clemson
18. Syracuse
19. UCLA
20. Arizona St.
21. Auburn
22. Marquette
23. St. Mary's
24. Utah St.
25. Illinois

UALR wins thriller

2009-03-08T20:27:00.000-05:00

UALR beat the Denver Pioneers 58-55 Sunday night at the Hot Springs Convention Center. The Trojans advanced to the semi-finals of the Sun Belt Tournament. John Fowler won the game with 44 seconds left with a 3-pointer to give the Trojans their first lead of the half, 58-55. The Pioneers then shot the ball with 6 seconds left, missed, and UALR got the rebound. The Pioneers sent the Trojans to the line with 6 seconds left, and missed the free-throw. Denver got the rebound and dribbled to mid-court and shot. The ball hit the rim and bounced off for a Trojans win. The Trojans will face the winner of Troy and So. Alabama in Hot Springs on Monday at 9:00 pm.

Arkansas loses again in OT

2009-03-06T09:22:00.001-06:00

Arkansas blew a 9 point halftime lead Wednesday night for a 98-91 loss to Ole Miss. Courtney Fortson had a double-double with 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Roteni Clark had 19 points and Micheal Washington had 16. Arkansas will finish the season on Saturday at Vanderbilt. The game will be televised by Raycom Sports on Channel 7.

Arkansas 89, Georgia 67

2009-03-03T14:28:00.000-06:00

Ronde Clarke lead the Razorbacks to their second win of SEC play Sunday with 19 points, including 4 threes. Micheal Washington had 17 points and 13 rebounds. On Sunday, not only did the Razorbacks win, but the Razorbacks celebrated a 15 year National Championship reunion. Thompkins led the Bulldogs with 20 points and 8 rebounds. The Razorbacks next game is against Ole Miss in Fayetville.

Red Wolves 63, ULM 64

2009-03-01T08:05:00.000-06:00

ULM's Dynile Forbes hit two free throws with nine-seconds remaining in the game to give the Warhawks a one point lead to defeat the Arkansas State men's basketball team 64-63 in their final regular-season game. The Red Wolves will have to await the N.Texas/Denver game to find out who'll they will play. If Denver wins they will play Denver. If N.Texas wins they will play S. Alabama. Daniel Boone had led the Red Wolves with 18 points. Malcolm Thomas scored 18 for the Warhawks.

UALR 67, UL-Layfette 60

2009-03-01T07:43:00.000-06:00

The Trojans finished the season on a high note with a win over Louisiana-Layfette Saturday at the Jack Stephens Center. With the win UALR got part of the Sun Belt title, along with Western Kentucky. UL-Layfette came as close as 2 points in the second half. John Fowler led the Trojans with 17 points. Also scoring in double digits were Trojan Mike Smith with 14, and ULL's Chris Gradnigo with 17. UALR will play the winner of Denver and New Orleans on Sunday, March 8 in Hot Springs.

Arkansas 8, W. Illinois 7

2009-02-28T08:25:00.000-06:00

The Razorbacks won their 3rd extra inning game of the season on Friday. The game ended with a triple by Brett Eibner. Eibner has been in a batting slump this season. That, he broke out of Friday. Eibner had 3 at bats, 2 hits, 2 runs, and a RBI. The Razorbacks will continue the series against Western Illinois on Saturday at Baum Stadium.

Arkansas State can't win on Senior Day

2009-02-27T18:05:00.000-06:00

The Arkansas State Red Wolves lost to Sun Belt rival, North Texas, 91-82 Thursday night. On senior day, I should give you all of the senior's stats. So here the are: P.J. Keaton, 0 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists. Shawn Morgan, 15 points, 4 rebounds. Larry Handy 10 points, 7 rebounds.
Ifeanyi Koggu, 3 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists. Yima Chia-Kur, 9 points, 4 rebounds. The total stats of seniors on Senior Day: 37-81 points, 21-33 rebounds, 8-17 assists, 5-14 players. The Red Wolves will finish their season at Lousiana-Monroe on Saturday.

UALR 80, N. Orleans 54

2009-02-27T16:33:00.000-06:00

UALR took it's second biggest victory this season with a win over New Orleans. Every player who saw action scored a point for the Trojans, all 11 of them. Leading the Trojans was sophomore Matt Mouzy. Mouzy had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Also scoring in double digits for the Trojans was Brandon Patterson with 10. Kyndall Dykes lead the Privateers with 20 points and 3 rebounds. The Trojans will end the regular season against Louisiana-Layfette in Little Rock on Saturday.

Arkansas Baseball wins a thriller over Kansas

2009-02-26T12:48:00.001-06:00

Kansas (2-3) came into Baum Stadium Wednesday looking for a sweep over the Razorbacks, Jacob House came into the game to stop it. House had two at-bats as a pinch hitter in the game. The first, when the Razorbacks were down 7-5 in the eighth inning. There were two men on base. House hit a hopper down the first base line. The ball hopped over the first baseman and into right field for a RBI. The run was the first of three that inning. House's second at bat came in the tenth inning. The score was tied at eight. Jayhawk Pitcher Travis Blankenship threw the pitch, and House hit it into the visitor's bullpen to win the game, 9-8.

My Rankings (Feb. 26)

2009-02-26T07:24:00.000-06:00

1. Conneticut
2. Memphis
3. N. Carolina
4. Louisville
5. Pittsburgh
6. Duke
7. Kansas
8. Mich St.
9. Missouri`
10. Oklahoma
11. Arizona St.
12. Wake Forest
13. LSU
14. Marquette
15. Purdue
16.Villanova
17. Gonzaga
18. Washington
19. W. Virgina
20. UCLA
21. Illinois
22. S. Carolina
23. Butler
24. Providence
25. St. Mary's

Today's SEC Game Projections

2009-02-25T13:07:00.000-06:00

Kentucky at S. Carolina
Kentucky will play a good hard game against S. Carolina, but Devan Downey will score more than 25 points and S. Carolina will win, 77-73

Vanderbilt at Georgia
Georgia just has a bad team this year, Vandy will win 83-58.

Ole Miss at Auburn
This will be a hard fought game and it will be close. But, Auburn has Korvotney Barber who can score, rebound and block. Auburn 69, Ole Miss 63

Arkansas at Alabama
I know Arkansas hasn't won many games lately, but the game they have won was against Alabama. Alabama is only 2-4 under their interim coach. Arkansas has lost 6 of their last 12 games by less than 10 points. Arkansas wins, 67-64.

Tennessee at Miss St.
Tennessee has not played well this year. When they decide to they will win. Mississippi will win, 59-52.

McNesee State defeats UALR Baseball 15-7

2009-02-25T08:33:00.000-06:00

McNesee State (4-0) held UALR scoreless in the final 6 innings to win 15-7. McNesee had 13 hits and drew 12 walks in the victory. The Trojans had only 7 hits against the Cowboy's 3 pitchers. Anthony Pryor had his first start of the season and allowed 7 hits in the 2.2 innings that he played. The Trojans will close the 2 game series Wednsday at Cowboy Stadium.

Providence upsets Pittsburgh

2009-02-24T20:12:00.000-06:00

I know that this game doesn't include an Arkansas team, but this is a huge game. Providence, who needed this win to get into the NCAA Tournament. And on the other side is Pittsburgh, who is #1 in the USA Today and AP poll, #2 in my poll. Providence ended a 2 game losing streak with this win. Providence came out in the 1st half on fire and led 44-26 at halftime. In the 2nd half Pitt played a bit better and cut the lead as close as 7. Providence's scoring leader was Weyinmi Efejuku with 16 points, 3 rebounds and shot 33% from both the field and from behind the ark. DeJuan Blair led for the Panthers with 17 points, 8 rebounds and shot 66%. Blair fouled out with an illegal screen with 45 seconds left in the game.

UALR Coach dismisses Moore from UALR Basketball Team

2009-02-24T07:50:00.000-06:00

Moore was suspended from the UALR Basketball Team Monday morning. Moore was the team's scoring leader this season. "I met with Steve this morning and have decided in the best interest of our basketball team to move forward without him. We appreciate Steve's contributions over the last three years and wish him the best going forward." says UALR Head Coach, Steve Shields, "With us being in a race for the overall conference championship, we have a big week ahead of us with games against New Orleans and Louisiana-Lafayette. I know how excited our guys are about the challenge in front of us." Shields also said he'd be leaning more on freshmen Curtis Jackson and Lionel Foster to fill in Moore's minutes. The two played more than usual in the West Division clincher in Denton, TX.

My Rankings (Feb. 23)

2009-02-23T11:00:00.000-06:00

1. Conneticut
2. Pittsburgh
3. N. Carolina
4. Memphis
5. Oklahoma
6. Louisville
7. Duke
8. Missouri
9. Marquette
10. Wake Forest
11.Arizona St.
12. Clemson
13. Kansas
14. Villanova
15. Purdue
16. Gonzaga
17. Washington
18. UCLA
19. Florida St.
20. W. Virgina
21. LSU
22. Butler
23. Illinois
24. Kentucky
25. Syracuse

UALR 58, North Texas 54

2009-02-23T07:44:00.000-06:00

UALR clinched the Sun Belt-West division with a 58-54 victory at North Texas Saturday night. John Fowler led the Trojans with 13 points and 9 rebounds. Also in double-digits were Shane Edwards with 12 and Wayne Burton with 10. UALR lead at half-time with a 26-24 lead over N. Texas. UALR shot 1-8 from behind the ark, while N. Texas shot 4-18. UALR's next game will be against New Orleans on Thursday.

Arkansas can't hold on in OT

2009-02-22T07:25:00.000-06:00

Arkansas had hope that they could win this game, but all of that hope failed in OT after they were outscored 16-12 by the S. Carolina Gamecocks. The Razorbacks dropped to 13-12 overall and 1-11 in conference. Arkansas Forward, Jason Henry
led the game with 27 points and 12 rebounds. Micheal Washington grabbed his way to a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Arkansas' next game is non-televised at Alabama.

My Rankings (Jan. 19)

2009-01-19T14:01:00.000-06:00

Here are my rankings:

1.Wake Forest
2.Duke
3.UConn
4.Pittsburgh
5.UNC
6.Syracuse
7.Michigan St.
8.Oklahoma
9.Louisville
10.Clemson
11.Marquette
12.Georgetown
13.Texas
14.Xaiver
15.Arizona St.
16.UCLA
17.Butler
18.Notre Dame
19.Villanova
20. Baylor
21.Minnesota
22.St. Mary's
23.Illinois
24.Memphis
25.Flordia

Arkansas 67, Stephen F. Austin 51

2008-12-21T08:52:00.000-06:00

At Bud Walton Arena, Arkansas walked on to the court with cheers all around them. Those cheers were repeated at the end of the game. The Razorbacks' new star Micheal Washington had his 3rd straight double-double, with five this season. Washington played a huge role in the two runs that the Razorbacks made. In the second run has scored 6 out of 14 points. The Razorbacks' next game is against Northwestern St. on Saturday.

UALR 65, Arkansas St. 59

2008-12-21T07:07:00.000-06:00

Saturday night, UALR went into the Jack Stephens Center looking for a win, and they found one! Arkansas St. was holding on in the first half with a 20-21 score, and kept doing it until the Trojans gained their biggest lead of the night, 52-47. The Trojans held onto that lead until the end of the game. The Trojans out rebounded the Red Wolves, 44-34. The scoring leader for UALR was Matt Mouzy, with 12 points and 2 threes. The scoring leader for Arkansas St. is Donald Boone with 16 points and 3 threes.

Red Wolves 61, Florda-International 41

2008-12-19T09:39:00.000-06:00

Arkansas State opened conference play Thursday night with a win over Florida-International 61-41. The Red Wolves played extremely well on defense only allowing 21 points in the first half and 20 in the second. The defense also forced 20 turnovers including 13 steals. Arkansas State's next game is at UALR in Little Rock.

Razorbacks 89, Austin Peay 80

2008-12-18T15:38:00.000-06:00

The Razorbacks won their 7th game of the season Wednesday at Bud Walton Arena. The win stretched the Hogs non-conference home win streak to 39. The win also put the Razorbacks 2nd in the SEC and in the SEC West. The team they are trailing is LSU who is 8-0 at the time. The Razorbacks are 29-12 under head coach John Pelphrey.