FAYETTEVILLE — Of the four Razorbacks that Mike Anderson uses most often off his bench, only one played with significant impact in Arkansas’ 78-77 loss last Saturday to Western Kentucky at Walton Arena.
All excelled their previous game, the 98-74 victory over Colorado State at Fort Collins, Colo.
Other than guard Desi Sills, Anderson’s bench that collectively had been coming of age in six consecutive victories after the season opening loss to Texas didn’t produce its accustomed energy against Western Kentucky.
That dismayed but certainly didn’t shock Arkansas’ veteran coach.
“We’ve got a lot of freshmen coming off that bench,” Anderson said.