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Mark Pope recaps painful loss to Arkansas, gives concerning update on Lamont Butler

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Pope told the media after the game how upset his players were, but noted they have to put it behind them quickly as yet another top 25 game is coming up on Tuesday.

“Congrats to Arkansas,” Pope said in his opening statement. “I thought they played great basketball tonight. Played
really tough, really hard. Our guys are pretty disappointed. Complicated stretch for us but I thought for most of the night we showed a ton of fight and we have a good group.”

Here is Pope commenting on Arkansas making 13 three-pointers vs.