HawgBeat - Arkansas looking to avoid second loss to SoCon opponent
Arkansas Razorbacks basketball HC Eric Musselman is preparing his team to avoid another home loss to a SoCon opponent
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Getting a win against a high-caliber opponent led to a court-storm, a $100,000 fine and put the Razorbacks back in the victory column after losing three of their last four games, including two straight.
The next matchup for the Razorbacks is Furman, the team picked to win the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Paladins currently sit at 4-3, but have close losses to the likes of UAB and Wyoming.
For context, UNC Greensboro — which defeated Arkansas 78-72 in Bud Walton Arena on Nov. 17 — was picked to finish second in the SoCon.
"I think you can look at what Furman did last year, playing Virginia," Musselman said on Saturday. "They played an SEC school in South Carolina. You can look at that score. We’ve talked to our team about that.
"This is a team that’s got some returning players that have won a lot of games. Furman is one of the best-coached teams in the entire country. They do a great job playing off their elbows with their big men. And then they do a great job of back cutting, backdoor cutting. They have great shooting at the 1, 2, 3 and 4 spots. Their big guy, 13, does a great job rim running.
"That’s it in a nutshell. Furman is a team that’s projected to win their league in same league as UNCG. And as we’ve talked about over and over, we try to schedule teams we think can win their league to better position ourself, if we win games. If we don’t win games, it doesn’t help at all."
While upsets do happen in college basketball and have happened to Arkansas already this season, Musselman is trying his best to avoid that from happening again by making his players aware of the situation and making sure they're ready to play.
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