Same Ole Thing In The Second Half

After a week of practices and rumored lineup changes, the only change the Hogs demonstrated against South Carolina was in the lineup.

Other than a lights-out performance by Modica and solid performance by Charles Thomas, the other Razorbacks did not show much. Okay...Brewer had 7 assists and 4 rebounds while contributing 10 points and 3 turnovers. Hill and Townes had 10 rebounds and managed not to foul anyone as the Hogs received a few favorable whistles...or favorable lack of whistles. Eric Ferguson, in his starting role, fulfilled the rep he has among message board posters with 5 turnovers.

The most important thing to note in this game is that the Hogs lost the second half by 4 points. With less than 3 minutes to go the lead was cut to 10 - meaning the Hogs were losing the second half by 9 points - although the game wasn't really in danger due to little time remaining on the clock. Point being...if the Hogs had been playing anyone very good we would have seen the usual collapse leading to a loss. 38 points in the second half by South Carolina equals a 76 point pace for a full 40 minutes. Not a good defensive performance in the second half.

It wouldn't surprise me if we lost 4 of the next 5.