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Everything Eric Musselman said after Arkansas’ win over UNC-Greensboro

Everything Eric Musselman said after Arkansas’ win over UNC-Greensboro

Arkansas coach Eric Musselman was even-keeled on the outside after the Razorbacks, the No. 9 team in the country, needed a push in the final four minutes to knock off UNC-Greensboro on Tuesday night, 65-58.

The Razorbacks head man knew his team was bound to have a game like that, a game in which several players didn’t have their A-games.

But a team with Nick Smith Jr., Anthony Black, Makhi Mitchell and Devo Davis found enough athleticism and skill to avoid a Top-25 upset, something that has plagued several highly-ranked teams early in the 2022-23 season.

All four of those Arkansas players scored in double figures and the Razorbacks limited the Spartans to just 31% shooting from the field.

But it was defense that most concerned Musselman afterward. UNC-Greensboro made nine 3s to Arkansas’ three.

Here’s everything Musselman had to say post-game. Note: His remarks are paraphrased.

Dec 6, 2022; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks guard Nick Smith Jr. (3) dives for a loose ball during the first half against the UNC-Greensboro Spartans at Bud Walton Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports

Oftentimes you have one guy have an off night or two guys. All the credit goes to UNCG from a defensive standpoint. We had a lot of guys just not play as well as they have. They kind of all did it in one game. Not all, but many. I thought down the stretch our guys played composed. … I thought that their team came in with great confidence. I thought they played with great maturity. For us, maybe we didn’t handle the great second half we had against San Jose State and put that behind us. … But certainly, down the stretch we played well enough to win the basketball game.

Dec 6, 2022; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks forward Trevon Brazile (2) tries to get around UNC-Greensboro Spartans guard Dante Treacy (24) during the first half at Bud Walton Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports

Won’t be any update until he gets with the medical people tomorrow and they’re able to MRI it or X-ray it. … It (the injury) certainly changed, on a night we were really struggling, certainly changed the complexion. We had a lot of players playing out of position that we’ll have to try to get correctly really quickly before we play a really good Oklahoma team on Saturday. We need everybody ready to play from start to finish. 

Dec 6, 2022; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA;…

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