Also, look for Harry King’s take following the conclusion of the game.
LIVE GAME UPDATE:
- Freshman point guard Cortney Fortson has committed two fouls and come out of the game. Without Fortson, Arkansas is a different team for the worse. Michael Washington, coming off consecutive double-doubles, is also out with two early fouls.
- 18-19 TEXAS with 8:19 left in 1st half.
- After leading by as much as six, the Hogs are now down by three, 21-18, with 7:14 left in the first half.
- Texas is seven for 23 while the Hogs are seven for 24 with 6:41 left in the first half.
- With six minutes left inthe half, Arkansas has not scored a field goal in the last five minutes.
- With 3:24 left in the first, Stefan Welsh and Michael Washington lead Arkansas with eight and seven points respectively.
- Texas is 22 of 31 from the paint with just over 2:00 left in the half.
- HALFTIME: UT 31 – UA 27
- To Arkansas’ credit, Texas’ key play maker A.J. Abrams has yet to make much of an impact, going 0 for 7 from the field and zero points total.
- Fortson has a questionable third foul called against him about two minutes into the second half.
- Both teams were a combined one for 20 on three points in the first half, with Rotnei Clarke’s three being the sole shot. Clarke also made the only three with 16 minutes left in the game.
- 39-34 Texas with 15:32 left in the contest.
- While Texas has been inept from beyond the arc, their big men are creating problems for the Razorback’s, especially in Texas’ paint.
- Fortson cuts the Texan lead to four with 14 minutes to go, 43-39.
- Texas C Dexter Pittman commits his fourth personal foul. Pittman has four rebounds and seven points with 13 minutes left in the game.
- At 13:00 left, both Arkansas and Texas are 11-15 on free throws.
- 43 – 41 Texas with 12:10 left in the game.
- Marcus Monk completely owns Gary Johnson to maintain mere two point deficit at the TV timeout.
- Stefan Welsh drains a three to add to his thirteen point campaign.
- A.J. Abrams finally shows up, making a quick field goal and a three for his five points total.
- Big Man Michael Washington does his best Rotnei Clarke impression, draining a three and cutting the Texas lead to three.
- 52 – 49 Texas with 8:22 left in the game.
- The lead is down to one by Texas with 6:40 left in the game.
- Fortson is slow to get up, leaving a 5-on-4, but Texas fouls to give the Hogs back the ball.
- Arkansas leads for the first time in the second half with 5:29 left in the game, by one point.
- Washington creates a two point lead on a three point play, being fouled on a dunk.
- With 4:24 left, Arkansas is on an 11-0 run.
- Stefan Welsh drains another three (18 pts so far) to make it 60 – 57, Arkansas, with 3:15 left.
- Fortson drives and makes another FG to get his thirteenth point, increasing the Hog lead to five.
- Texas’ Abrams remembers he’s playing in a basketball game, scores his sixth and seventh point of the evening, far less than was anticipated.
- 62 – 59 Arkansas with one minute to go.
- Washington is fouled on a dunk…again. He makes his foul shot to take the lead to four, 65 – 61, with 22.7 seconds left in the game.
- Texas shoots five three’s in a row — all of which miss.
- ARKANSAS WINS 67 – 61.
