AUBURN, Ala— One could imagine Auburn’s desire for revenge after last year’s 80-74 overtime thriller at Bud Walton, knocking them from the top spot in the AP Poll. Pair that with an embarrassing, mid-week loss on the road to Georgia, and you have a recipe for some great motivation. In addition, Arkansas went into the game with a loss to LSU in Baton Rouge and a sloppy win over Mizzou.
It begs the question, will this young, injury-riddled, down-on-their-luck Arkansas team be able to overcome a highly motivated Auburn team on the road? The answer, we found out, was a resounding “no”.