John Calipari finally found his first signature win as the Head Hog last Tuesday night. His Razorbacks took down No. 14 Michigan in front of an Arkansas-heavy crowd in Madison Square Garden. The game saw 15-point leads for both teams before Arkansas squeaked out a 2-point win thanks to a few key defensive possessions.
While Arkansas played arguably its best stretch of basketball for the first 10 minutes of the second half against the Wolverines, its problems still persisted in the big victory. Jonas Aidoo is almost back to full health – and it showed with a big performance against Michigan’s twin-tower looks – but the Hogs were essentially without Billy Richmond (1 minute played) and saw Adou Thiero give everything he had for 22 minutes despite having the flu.