Vermont coach John Becker is shown during an NCAA Tournament game against Arkansas on Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.
It was a magical season for America East Conference champion Vermont basketball team, which had won 21 of 22 games prior to the NCAA Tournament.
But faced with an Arkansas team that has been pretty successful, too, the Catamounts' best was simply not good enough in a 75-71 loss to the Razorbacks in the first round of the tournament Thursday night in Buffalo, N.Y.
Vermont coach John Becker said his Catamounts (28-6) did all they could to take down the Razorbacks (26-8).