With his team holding a 14-point lead late in the first half of its NCAA Tournament opener on Friday, Colgate coach Matt Langel had no idea the buzzsaw that was about to hit his Raiders.
Switching to intense full-court defensive pressure, Arkansas coach Eric Musselman’s Razorbacks went on a 17-0 run to take the lead into halftime then used another scoring spree late to finish off an 85-68 victory at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
“Obviously disappointed in the result of today’s game,” Langel said. “I thought Arkansas, after we got a significant lead in the first half, made a conscious effort to turn up the defensive intensity today.