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Everything Rick Barnes Said After Tennessee Dominated Arkansas | Rocky Top Insider
Tennessee basketball earned its first win at Bud Walton Arena in 15 years on Wednesday night and it came in dominating fashion as the Vols outpaced the Razorbacks 92-63.
The victory marked the Vols second biggest road victory of this century and came just days after their biggest loss of the season at Texas A&M.
After the win, Tennessee coach Rick Barnes discussed Jonas Aidoo’s big night, the Vols keeping their poise and more. Here’s everything Barnes said.
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On postgame press conference
On what it means for to win so convincingly
“One, we had a lot of respect for Arkansas coming in. We knew that they were capable of beating anyone in this building because we have so much respect for their fans in this building here. I thought really after our game the other night our guys did a good job preparing, getting ready to come here. I thought all around we played a really good all around basketball game. Shot the ball well, didn’t make as many threes as we normally take or shoot but just got a really good all around performance from everyone who was in the game.”
On what Arkansas did in the first half that kept Tennessee from running away with the game
“They’re so good at getting fouled and so good at getting into the lane area. They’re so good with their ball screen where they hit the roll and they can spread out of there but we just felt like we had to get them shooting threes as much as we could and try to keep them from getting in the lane, getting us in foul trouble and in rotation. Then on the other end really trying to take care of the ball because they do a great job of turning you over and getting out (in transition). They made shots in the first half. They started making them and last time out against A&M they made them and we got away from our gap defense. Tonight we stayed with it. We showed some discipline there but they obviously didn’t make as many shots in the second half as they did in the first half.”
On why he felt Arkansas didn’t shoot the ball as well in the second half
“The game is a game that, the one thing coaches can’t coach is making shots. We know our guys. We know what we see in practice everyday. Eric’s a terrific coach. He knows his teams. He knows his players better than anybody. There’s some nights where we get great looks and they don’t go in. It’s those nights when you hope you can find other ways to facilitate some offense. And that’s where I thought Jonas was really — Jonas played a heck of a game for us tonight. Tobe did some things in there, but I just think, again, in a game when you get behind and you gotta start making those three’s, or making those plays, it gets more difficult. But, again, we just felt like we had to force them into as many jump shots as we could.”
On what led to Jonas Aidoo playing so well and what the ceiling is for the team when he plays like that
“Well, when he plays like that, when he plays with force to the rim like he did tonight, he played quicker. Because they do a very good job. They will block shots on you and if you mess with it, they will come get it. The guy on the ball can block it. I thought he played much quicker. I think they blocked one of his shots where he did take too much time. They got one of Tobe’s too and we had talked about that coming in here that we wanted those guys to play quicker once we got the ball there. But Jonas, I thought he looked relaxed shooting his little 15-footers. What he did at the rim and his rebounding in the second half was really big. He came up with a lot of plays in there. His length affects things around the rim when he gets himself in position.”
On how big it was that Arkansas didn’t play in any ball-screens tonight
“Well, it was big because we didn’t want them to hit the roll. They do a great job of passing it there and they do a great job of doing that as well as anybody that we’ve played against, and we felt like it was important that we tried to take away the roll man as much as possible and try to keep them on the perimeter and keep them out of the high-percentage areas. Because his (Musselman) teams always have done a great job of exploiting that.”
On Vol Network postgame
Opening Statement
“The real good part about it was that we had a game plan and we stuck to it. I thought that defensively especially, we were pretty consistent throughout the game. We said, hey, we’re not going to jump out there if they make the threes early, which we expect them to be a little jacked up. And we’re going to stick with it. And they hit something early. Second half, I don’t think, maybe (they) hit one or two there at the very end. But just really proud of the mental concentration on the defensive end. And thought Jonas Aidoo was really (good), responded extremely well. But, overall, I mean, everybody. Jordan Gainey came in and gave us a big spark too. But everyone that played had a big contribution.”
On Tennessee’s gap integrity on defense
“We were watching (film) last night, the one thing that we showed the team was how much (Arkansas) counts on hitting that roll man out of that ball screen. I don’t think they got it one time tonight. I don’t think they were able to get it to it. Again, it goes back to what you said, being so effective and disciplined to stay in a gap. And with that, we knew that they would get a little more breathing room from the perimeter, but at least say those threes were on our terms as opposed to the other way. We kept them off the free-throw line, which we thought was important. First half, I think they had six points off of turnovers. And they forced them, we trying to over dribble.
“ … But again, I thought Jonas came up big. I was really pleased with Cade. I thought Cade Phillips came in and he’s gotten back to what we thought he would do. He was active. But overall really good defensive effort by everyone.”
On Jonas Aidoo playing well
“I thought he played to the rim. That was a big thing. He played with some force in there. The last couple days we told him he’s got to play quicker. And I thought he did that. I thought he mixed in a few stationary jump shots that we know he’s capable of making and rebounded. He had a major presence on that (defensive) end down there, too.”
On Barnes saying that Jonas Aidoo can be a player that has a double-double player every game
“He is. He just played with more force. That’s what it was all about. And he’s got continue to do it.”
On Jordan Gainey giving Tennessee a spark off the bench
“Think about it, you go to the bench, get a guy like that coming in and I think him doing that really helped Santi (Vescovi) too, where Santi doesn’t feel like he has to do as much as he’s had to do in the past. I think that’s important but Tobe (Awaka) we got to talk about some of his post ups, they’re really important. But Jordan, what he gives us is again, another guy that people have to game plan against.”
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Arkansas Storm Team Blog: 7th driest year on record to date
It’s been a bone-dry year in Arkansas. It’s now the 7th driest year on record in Little Rock since record-keeping began in 1875, as of April 20.
24 days so far this year in Little Rock have received measurable rainfall. 12 days received a trace amount of rain, meaning there were no rainfall measurements to report (it was too little to record), as it was just a sprinkle or a few spits.
Only 4 days have received an inch or more of rain so far this year. Those occurred on April 4, March 7, February 14, and January 24. January’s “rain” was really winter precipitation.
April is usually the rainiest month of the year in Arkansas. In Little Rock, April on average receives 5.59 inches of rainfall. So far this April, as of April 20, Little Rock has only recorded 1.17″ of rain for the month.
The rainfall deficit over the last 6 months is well over a foot for much of Arkansas, including Little Rock, North Little Rock, Pine Bluff, and Harrison.
Spring is the rainy season, and summer is the dry season. If rain isn’t recorded soon, the drought will persist into the summer. In fact, the latest seasonal drought outlook shows that while some areas of Arkansas could see improvements, the drought continues into July.
To fully end the drought, parts of central and northeast Arkansas need more than 25 inches of rain over the next 3 months. Parts of northwest Arkansas need between 15 and 20 inches of rain over the next 3 months. The rest of the state needs between 20 and 25 inches of rain over the next 3 months. All of this rain would need to be received slowly, not all at one time.
The odds of receiving this much rain slowly over the next 3 months are very low.
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Arkansas Lottery Cash 3, Cash 4 winning numbers for April 19, 2026
The Arkansas Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at Sunday, April 19, 2026 results for each game:
Winning Cash 3 numbers from April 19 drawing
Evening: 5-3-2
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Winning Cash 4 numbers from April 19 drawing
Evening: 7-5-4-8
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Winning Natural State Jackpot numbers from April 19 drawing
02-07-17-20-23
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from April 19 drawing
32-42-52-53-55, Bonus: 05
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When are the Arkansas Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Cash 3 Midday: 12:59 p.m. CT daily except Sunday.
- Cash 3 Evening: 6:59 p.m. CT daily.
- Cash 4 Midday: 12:59 p.m. CT daily except Sunday.
- Cash 4 Evening: 6:59 p.m. CT daily.
- Lucky For Life: 9:30 p.m. CT daily.
- Natural State Jackpot: 8 p.m. CT daily except Sunday.
- LOTTO: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by an Arkansas editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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Central Arkansas council hands out 300 free produce bags at Saline County fresh market
BENTON, Ark. (KATV) — Saline County residents got a fresh boost earlier today when the Central Arkansas Development Council hosted its third Fresh Market event in the county, handing out about 300 bags of fresh produce free of charge.
The council, described as the largest community action agency in Arkansas, said the event is part of its ongoing effort to address food insecurity in the state and expand access to healthy food options.
“What we’re here to do is we’re here to be what our community needs us to be,” Randy Morris, CEO of Central Arkansas Development Council, said. “We are here to serve our mission, which is to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty, to help vulnerable populations achieve their potential and to build strong communities in Arkansas through community action.”
The council also said it was rewarded funds by the government to host an emergency food drive that will happen soon.
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