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  • Clarke drops 25, Hogs blowout Tigers

    Clarke drops 25, Hogs blowout Tigers

    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Junior Rotnei Clarke was on fire all night from the floor to have 25 points and five three-pointers to lead the Razorback men’s basketball team to a 80-61 win over the LSU Tigers on Saturday afternoon at Bud Walton Arena. The Razorbacks...

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  • Hogs can’t close out Dawgs in second half

    Hogs can’t close out Dawgs in second half

    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Sophomore Marshawn Powell scored 16 points to lead his team, but clutch free throw shooting by Georgia in the closing seconds would allow the Bulldogs to squeak by Arkansas with a 60-59 win at Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday night. Powell’s point...

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  • Hogs stop road woes, win big against No. 22 Vanderbilt

    Hogs stop road woes, win big against No. 22 Vanderbilt

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Razorback men’s basketball team got a huge boost from juniors Rotnei Clarke and Michael Sanchez, who each had season highs in points on Saturday night to help Arkansas to am 89-78 victory over the 22nd-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores. Clarke’s point total would...

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  • Powell’s season high not enough for Hogs in overtime

    Powell’s season high not enough for Hogs in overtime

    COLUMBIA, S.C. – Sophomore Marshawn Powell scored a career high 21 points on Wednesday night, but it would not be enough to carry the Razorback men’s basketball team to victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks, dropping their second conference game of the season, 81-74 in...

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  • Hoop Hogs win over Tide in final minutes

    Hoop Hogs win over Tide in final minutes

    FAYETTEVILLE - Sophomore Marshawn Powell scored 17 points and was one of four Razorbacks to score in doubles figures on Saturday afternoon as the Razorback men’s basketball team defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide, 70-65, at Bud Walton Arena. The point total from Powell was his...

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  • Former Hog Thurman to join basketball staff

    Former Hog Thurman to join basketball staff

    A familiar face to most Razorback basketball fans is back in Fayetteville to join head coach John Pelphrey’s basketball staff. Scotty Thurman was named to Pelphrey’s support staff today as the Director of Student-Athlete Development. Thurman, who played for the Razorbacks between 1993 and 1995...

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  • New Student Ticket Package for Athletic Events

    New Student Ticket Package for Athletic Events

    The Razorback athletic department announced a new student ticket package that combines football and basketball tickets. Previously, football tickets cost $1 per game and basketball tickets were offered as either a full-season package or three game packages. The old plans are still available, but the...

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  • NCAA March Madness: Duke, Baylor Contrast of Styles

    NCAA March Madness: Duke, Baylor Contrast of Styles

    It has all come down to this. The regional final and a trip to the Final Four is on the line. One team is in a familiar position as a storied program, but has not seen the Final Four since 2004. The other team has...

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  • NCAA March Madness: Michigan State, Tennessee Rebound to Fight for Spot in Final Four

    NCAA March Madness: Michigan State, Tennessee Rebound to Fight for Spot in Final Four

    Half of the Final Four is set, and Butler and West Virginia’s bags are packed for Indy. To the dismay of many a bracket, the underdogs were over-achievers Saturday. (5) Butler beat (2) Kansas State and (2) West Virginia knocked off (1) Kentucky to make...

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  • NCAA March Madness: Thursday Sweet 16 Matchup to Watch

    NCAA March Madness: Thursday Sweet 16 Matchup to Watch

    For the first two rounds of March Madness, John Thomas and Jonathan Weaver brought you their Upset Alert picks and their Game to Watch selections. Well the field is cut down to 16, and it is harder for the guys to pick two separate games...

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