FAYETTEVILLE — While the Arkansas basketball team’s start to conference play has been rocky, to say the least, fans saw an incredible upswing in momentum with a blowout of Mizzou on Wednesday, and a tough win against LSU on Saturday.
The main reason for that shift lies solely on the shoulders of the defense. In Wednesday’s win over Missouri, Arkansas held the Tigers to just 43 points, a season-low, and forced 23 turnovers on Cuonzo Martin’s team.
Of those 23 turnovers, 13 of those were steals, and 6 came on blocked shots. What that shows is that much of Missouri’s lack of offense came almost exclusively from the tenacious Arkansas defense.