FAYETTEVILLE — Before Darrin Horn took the court at Bud Walton Arena on Saturday afternoon, he felt like his Northern Kentucky team had a chance to steal a game from Arkansas.
The Norse were in the NCAA Tournament last season and Horn felt like his squad, playing without 6-6 star point guard Jalen Tate (broken hand), had a shot against Eric Musseman’s unbeaten Razorbacks
But Arkansas playing without injured leading scorer Mason Jones (18.5 points per game), was able to hold on for a 66-60 victory.
“I think we have a good basketball team and I have got a lot of respect for Eric and Arkansas, but also felt like they had some real offensive challenges with the way we play defensively, so to be honest with you I felt like that before I knew that Mason wasn't playing," Horn said.