Arkansas Beats Mississippi State, 61-45

Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports Arkansas 61 Mississippi State 45

What did we just watch?

Arkansas won the game by 16, but that was one of the strangest games in recent memory.

For the first 12 minutes, Arkansas had scored 8 points. MSU’s defense was swarming. Offensive sets were hard to get into, plenty of turnovers, and just ugly basketball.

MSU didn’t look much better, but they did build a lead of 18-5.

Then things changed. The pace picked up and Arkansas took advantage. The whole game flipped. MSU was now turning it over a record pace and the Hogs led by 6 at halftime.

The 2nd half had ups and downs, but the one constant was more turnovers by Mississippi State. The Bulldogs finished with 26…