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Stats Study: Defense Leads the Way

The Razorback basketball team continues to turn heads four games into Eric Musselman’s first season. The Hogs are off to their best defensive start in modern school history, and Tuesday’s 82-51 win over Texas Southern helped the Razorbacks barely edge out Virginia for the title of nation’s best defense.

If I asked you before the season what Arkansas’ strengths and weaknesses would be, you probably would have said three-point shooting was a strength and field goal defense was a weakness. That, as it turns out, is exactly the opposite of what we’ve seen so far.

Let’s dive into the stats.