FAYETTEVILLE — Colgate is averaging 86.3 points to rank second nationally to Gonzaga, but that doesn’t mean the Raiders will want to get in a track meet with the University of Arkansas in today’s NCAA Tournament matchup.
The Razorbacks also like a fast pace and are averaging 82.4 points, but they played a stronger schedule than the Raiders.
Arkansas (22-6) has played 14 games against nine teams that made the NCAA Tournament field and went 8-6. Colgate (14-1) has played only other Patriot League teams.
“For the game plans that we’ve had during the Patriot League schedule, it benefited us to play faster and get more shots up,” said Raiders senior guard Jordan Burns, who is averaging 17.