Arkansas Suffocates North Texas 66-43

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty ImagesCreeping toward the end of the second half of their game Tuesday night, the Arkansas Razorbacks were still having a tough time putting the North Texas Mean Green away for good. Up 45-33 with eight-and-a-half minutes left, it felt like something was bound to pop. Adrio Bailey’s fiery put-back dunk (and the ensuing technical for hanging on the rim) was the pop. From there, the Hogs found their way offensively, making tough layups and sinking their free throws, and the rout was on. By the final whistle, Arkansas had their second showy bulldozing of an opponent, 66-43.

Before that run, both teams were struggling to find the basket. North Texas’s veteran defense…