FAYETTEVILLE — There is little doubt about when Arkansas’ electric crowd of 19,200 was at its loudest Saturday.
It happened when Kentucky coach John Calipari argued with the referees, was assessed two technical fouls and was ejected with 8:19 remaining. He left the crowd roaring so loud that Wildcat guard Immanuel Quickley put fingers in his ears to try and lessen the noise.
“You could tell the whole entire arena wanted us to lose,” Kentucky forward Nick Richards said.
But the ejection seemed to be a turning point in the game as Arkansas, which used three Mason Jones technical free throws to take a 47-44 lead, went nearly four minutes without a score.