FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It is gut-check time for Arkansas and Mike Neighbors in all probability is aware of it higher than anyone.
“A few of our conduct in all probability wants to begin lining up with our expectations,” he stated after the Razorbacks blew a 19-point halftime lead in opposition to Ole Miss earlier than a rowdy Bud Walton crowd in a 76-73 loss.
Some might name it an upset, however that may be principally people that hadn’t appeared on the Rebels’ 6-2 report coming into the sport and figured the Hogs’ three straight losses have been in opposition to three of the perfect groups within the SEC (LSU, South Carolina and Alabama).
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Then once more, you bought the thought from Neighbors later he might need had an thought they have been headed for one thing like this.
“It is not an upset to me,” he stated. “I’ll be certain they know that. It is nothing greater than a possibility that we cannot get again. Should you preserve letting alternatives go, later in life you will have regrets.
“I do not need them to have regrets. So long as we’re doing all the pieces we will do in shedding, advantageous.”
That leads again to the entire conduct and expectations factor. The underside-line translate to that’s they should observe higher to be pretty much as good as they suppose they’re.
Neighbors did not say that. It is taking a stab at studying between the traces.
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“If we wish to deal with the ball, we have to work on our ball-handling,” he stated. “If we wish to shoot the ball, we in all probability must be capturing further. If we wish to be the lockdown defensive participant, you in all probability must be watching greater than 11 minutes of movie that week.”
The coaches know, as they need to. If the gamers did not know this, they’re in all probability conscious by now.
“We have these little units that inform us how a lot movie they’re watching,” Neighbors stated.
This loss might have left him with questions on what he is been doing. With simply seven video games left on the schedule and shrinking probabilities to impove their post-season potentialities they cannot slip up any extra.
“Possibly I over-estimated our capability to assault,” he stated, clearly second and third-guessing nearly all the pieces proper now. “Our decision-making could also be at fault. It may very well be the performs we’re calling.
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“Possibly we’re not in a position to perform as quick as now we have been previously. I’ll be open to all choices.”
Arkansas Razorbacks Erynn Barnum in opposition to the Ole Miss Rebels on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Bud Walton Enviornment in Fayetteville, Ark. (Andy Hodges / allHOGS Pictures)
Arkansas (17-7, 4-5 SEC) could not end the job in opposition to Ole Miss (18-4, 7-2 SEC) on Sunday, falling to the Rebels in extra time, 76-73.
Within the first half, Arkansas led 39-20 going into halftime, holding the Rebels to 26.5 % from the sector.
“We set basketball again 15 years within the first half,” Ole Miss coach Yollett McPhee-McCuin stated later.
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The story was completely different within the second half, as Ole Miss outscored Arkansas 44-25, whereas outrebounding the Razorbacks 25-8.
In extra time, Ole Miss outscored the Razorbacks 12-9 to clinch the 76-73 win.
Erynn Barnum went on a tear within the loss, scoring a career-high 37 factors, which matches down because the seventh most factors scored by a Razorback in a recreation in class historical past.
Arkansas acquired rolling early because of aggressive play from Barnum underneath the basket to offer the Razorbacks seven of their first 9 factors of the sport, main 9-2 underneath three minutes into the sport. On the media timeout, Arkansas led 12-4.
The Razorbacks have been held scoreless from the sector for almost 4 minutes, which allowed the Rebels to get on an 8-0 run out of the timeout to tie the sport at 12-12.
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Barnum dug the Razorbacks out of their scoring drought with a second-chance layup and some minutes later, Ole Miss took their first lead of the sport off a jumper. With lower than a minute left within the quarter, Barnum knocked down a triple, because the Razorbacks led 18-16 after one quarter.
After an Ole Miss basket, Samara Spencer earned her first factors of the sport off a 3-pointer, because the Razorbacks retook the lead, 21-18. Barnum stored her scorching capturing going with one other triple and after a Spencer layup, Arkansas went up 26-18 with 6:22 left within the second, forcing Ole Miss to take a timeout.
Arkansas Razorbacks Samara Spencer in opposition to the Ole Miss Rebels on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Bud Walton Enviornment in Fayetteville, Ark. (Andy Hodges / allHOGS Pictures)
The Rebels scored out of the timeout, however that may be their final basket of the quarter with 6:06 to go within the second body. Arkansas stored pouring it on, closing out the quarter on a 13-0 run, as Spencer knocked down her second 3-pointer of the sport.
Barnum got here up with one other layup and following a nasty cross by Ole Miss, Makayla Daniels capitalized with a layup to assist Arkansas tally 4 factors in 4 seconds. The Razorbacks held Ole Miss to simply 4 factors within the second quarter, a season low for opponents in 1 / 4. Arkansas went into the locker room up 39-20.
Ole Miss scored its first factors in over six minutes with two free throws and adopted that up with layups on back-to-back possessions.
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Barnum acquired the Razorbacks their first factors of the second half with a layup to convey her level whole as much as 20.
On the media timeout with 4:58 left within the third, Arkansas led 45-33. Ole Miss minimize the result in 10, however with a Spencer floater, Arkansas led 47-35 with three minutes left within the third.
Barnum hit her third 3-pointer of the sport to raise the Razorbacks forward by 15, however Ole Miss scored two baskets to chop the lead, as Arkansas led 50-39 going into the ultimate 10 minutes of play.
The Rebels capitalized on their first two possessions with layups to make it a seven factors recreation, 50-43, with 8:55 remaining within the contest.
Ole Miss got here up with one other layup out of the timeout, however Spencer delivered a layup for the Razorbacks’ first factors of the fourth quarter. Barnum tied her career-high with 27 factors off a wide-open layup. Ole Miss made it a three-point recreation, 54-51 with a bit of greater than 5 minutes left within the recreation.
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Barnum then made two free throws and one other layup to increase her level whole to 31. Ole Miss went on a 9-0 run to tie the sport at 58 after which led with 2:31 left within the recreation.
A Chrissy Carr free throw and two from Daniels helped Arkansas retake the lead, 61-60, with lower than two minutes left within the recreation.
Arkansas didn’t rating a area aim for 4 minutes, and located themselves down, 62-61, with 1:14 left within the recreation. Barnum acquired fouled within the technique of getting a layup to place the Razorbacks again forward, 63-62 with seven seconds left.
After a defensive cease by the Razorbacks, Barnum was fouled and made one among two free throws to guide by two. With seven seconds left, Ole Miss made a layup as time expired, forcing extra time with the sport tied at 64.
After Ole Miss acquired a bucket to begin extra time, Barnum answered on the opposite finish with an and-1. A Daniels floater helped the Razorbacks retake the lead, 71-70 with 2:11 left in extra time.
That was the one lead Arkansas would have for the rest of the sport, as Ole Miss retook the lead with a layup, which began a 6-2 run to finish the sport. Arkansas fell in a heartbreaker, 76-73.
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Hogs Highlights
• Barnum scored a career-high 37 factors, which is the seventh most in a recreation in class historical past. She additionally added six rebounds and three assists, in addition to tied a career-high three 3-pointers
• Spencer logged 16 factors, six assists, 5 rebounds and three steals
• Daniels recorded 12 factors, six rebounds, three assists and three steals
• Arkansas held Ole Miss to 1-for-11, 9.1 %, from past the arc
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• Arkansas held Ole Miss to 4 factors within the second quarter, which is a season greatest for Arkansas in 1 / 4
Subsequent Recreation
Subsequent on the docket is at Auburn on Sunday at 2 p.m. The sport shall be broadcast on SEC Community from Neville Enviornment.
Info from Arkansas Communications is included on this story.
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0 Starts for Texas Tech QB Will Hammond, who will open under center for the Red Raiders against Arkansas after No. 1 QB Behren Morton had shoulder surgery. Morton threw for 3,335 yards and 27 TDs in 2024. Hammond has completed 15-of-23 passes for 191 yards with one TD and no interceptions this season. Hammond won’t have 1,000-yard receiver Josh Kelly to throw to on Friday. The wide receiver has opted out of the game.
1 Previous appearance in the Liberty Bowl for Texas Tech, which defeated Mississippi State 34-7 on Dec. 28, 2021. That kicked off the Red Raiders’ current three-game bowl winning streak that has boosted Texas Tech’s bowl record for 17-23-1.
2 Players in the nation had at least 2,800 passing yards and 500 rushing yards entering the bowl season – Arkansas QB Taylen Green and Washington State QB John Mateer. Green has completed 219-of-360 passes for 2,813 yards with 13 TDs and nine interceptions and run 141 times for 521 yards and seven TDs.
5 2-point conversions have been given up by Arkansas in 2024, tied for the most in the nation entering the bowl season. Texas Tech has scored four 2-point conversions this season.
7 Appearances in the Liberty Bowl for Arkansas when the Razorbacks take the field on Friday, the most in the game’s history (two ahead of Mississippi State). The Razorbacks have a 3-3 record in the Liberty Bowl after winning their past three appearances. Arkansas defeated East Carolina 20-17 in overtime on Jan. 2, 2010, Kansas State 45-23 on Jan. 2, 2016, and Kansas 55-53 in three overtimes on Dec. 28, 2022, and lost to Tennessee 14-13 on Dec. 20, 1971, Auburn 21-15 on Dec. 27, 1984, and Georgia 20-17 on Dec. 29, 1987. Overall, Arkansas has a 17-24-3 bowl record.
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8 Victories and three losses for Arkansas against opponents from the Big 12 and its predecessor conferences in bowls. In bowls against other conferences, the Razorbacks have a 9-21-3 record. Overall, Arkansas has a 34-14 record against Big 12 opponents since 1928, when the Big Six formed, including a 39-31 loss in two overtimes to Oklahoma State on Sept. 7.
10 Victories, 19 losses and two ties for Texas Tech against SEC opponents. The Red Raiders played their first game against an SEC opponent on Jan. 1, 1954, when Texas Tech scored a 35-13 victory over Auburn in the Gator Bowl. The Red Raiders have a 4-6-1 record in bowl against SEC opponents.
21 Victories and 11 losses for SEC teams in the Liberty Bowl. The 1965 Liberty Bowl was all-SEC, with Ole Miss beating Auburn 13-7. Big 12 teams have a 4-7 record in the Liberty Bowl. The SEC has a 4-4 record against the Big 12 and its predecessor conferences in the Liberty Bowl.
29 Victories for Arkansas and eight victories for Texas Tech in the Razorbacks-Red Raiders series, although Texas Tech won the most recent meeting 35-29 on Sept. 19, 2015, and has victories in three of the past four meetings. Thirty-two of the 37 meetings came when the teams were members of the Southwest Conference together from 1960 through 1991.
34.5 Points per game have been scored against the Texas Tech this season, the highest average yielded by any bowl participant this season. The Red Raiders led the Big 12 in scoring during the regular season with an average of 38.6 points per game.
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97 Third-down snaps were converted into first downs by Texas Texas in 2024, the most in the nation entering the bowl season. The Red Raiders have had 196 third-down snaps, tied for the second-most in the nation and have converted 49.5 percent into first downs, the sixth-best rate in the nation.
103 Yards and two TDs on 20 rushing attempts in 2024 for Rodney Hill, who is listed as the No. 1 running back on Arkansas’ depth chart for Friday’s game. Ja’Quinden Jackson led the Razorbacks with 790 yards and 15 TDs on 149 rushing attempts this season, but he has opted out of the game.
231 Plays from scrimmage gained at least 10 yards for Arkansas in 2024, the second-most in the nation entering the bowl season.
1,140 Receiving yards for Arkansas WR Andrew Armstrong, the most in the SEC this season. But Armstrong has opted out of the bowl, as has No. 2 receiver Isaiah Sategna, leaving WR Isaac TeSlaa as the Razorbacks’ leading receiver entering Friday’s game. TeSlaa has 438 yards and three TDs on 25 receptions in 2024.
1,505 Rushing yards for Texas Tech RB Tahj Brooks this season as he replaced Byron Hanspard as the Red Raiders’ career rushing leader in 2024. By running for at least 109 yards in each of his 11 games this season, Brooks lifted his career total to 4,557 rushing yards, the fourth-most in Big 12 history. Brooks is in Memphis with Texas Tech, but his participation in Friday’s game has not been confirmed by the team.
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A pair of 7-5 teams from the Sun Belt and MAC are set to square off at South Alabama’s Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, on Dec. 26 as Arkansas State meets Bowling Green in the 2024 68 Ventures Bowl.
The game has existed since 1999 and gone by quite a few names, most recently the LendingTree Bowl, and this year’s iteration pits two teams that finished with winning records in conference play against each other.
Former Tennessee coach Butch Jones leads the Red Wolves in his fourth season, and they finished third in the Sun Belt West but suffered blowout losses to Louisiana and Texas State, which finished ahead of them.
The Falcons, led by sixth-year coach Scot Loeffler, finished tied for third in the MAC as they were predicted before the season. After a 2-4 start, Bowling Green strung five wins together in a row, a streak that ended in the final week of the regular season against Miami (Ohio).
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A victory in the 68 Ventures Bowl would give Bowling Green its first bowl win since 2014 and the first under Loeffler. It would also mark his first eight-win season and the Falcons’ first since 2015. Jones is also looking for his first eight-win season at Arkansas State, a program that boasts four bowl wins since moving up to FBS in 1992 but none since 2019, before Jones took over.
We’ll see which coach can reach eight wins for the first time at their respective programs when Arkansas State and Bowling Green head to Mobile on Boxing Day.
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Harold Fannin and the Bowling Green Falcons and the Arkansas State Red Wolves play in the 68 Ventures Bowl. The bowl matchup is December 26, 2024, starting at 9 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN.
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Learn more about the Bowling Green Falcons and the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
How to Watch Bowling Green vs. Arkansas State
When: Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 9 p.m. ET
Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama
Live Box Score: FOX Sports
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Bowling Green’s 2024 Schedule
Date
Opponent
Score
8/29/2024
vs. Fordham
W 41-17
9/7/2024
at Penn State
L 34-27
9/21/2024
at Texas A&M
L 26-20
9/28/2024
vs. Old Dominion
L 30-27
10/5/2024
at Akron
W 27-20
10/12/2024
vs. Northern Illinois
L 17-7
10/19/2024
vs. Kent State
W 27-6
10/26/2024
at Toledo
W 41-26
11/5/2024
at Central Michigan
W 23-13
11/12/2024
vs. Western Michigan
W 31-13
11/23/2024
at Ball State
W 38-13
11/29/2024
vs. Miami (OH)
L 28-12
12/26/2024
vs. Arkansas State
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Bowling Green 2024 Stats & Insights
Bowling Green ranks 87th in total offense (369.4 yards per game) and 32nd in total defense (331.1 yards allowed per game) this season.
Bowling Green ranks 70th in passing yards this year (224.6 per game), but has been thriving on the other side of the ball, ranking 20th-best in the FBS with 181.3 passing yards allowed per game.
The Falcons rank 73rd in points scored this season (26.8 points per game), but they’ve been shining on the defensive side of the ball, ranking 20th-best in the FBS with 20.3 points allowed per game.
The Falcons are totaling 144.8 rushing yards per game on offense this season (83rd in the FBS), and they are surrendering 149.8 rushing yards per game (73rd) on the other side of the ball.
Bowling Green ranks 91st in third-down conversion rate this season (37.5%), but has been playing really well on the defensive side of the ball, ranking 16th-best in the FBS with a 32.3% third-down conversion rate allowed.
The Falcons rank 47th in college football with a +3 turnover margin after forcing 13 turnovers (99th in the FBS) and committing 10 (15th in the FBS).
Arkansas State’s defense has been bottom-25 in total defense this season, allowing 460.7 total yards per game, which ranks sixth-worst. On the offensive side of the ball, it ranks 66th with 386.4 total yards per contest.
Arkansas State is putting up 227.1 passing yards per game on offense this season (67th-ranked). Meanwhile, it is allowing 234.4 passing yards per contest (96th-ranked) on defense.
The Red Wolves rank 93rd in points per game (24.8), but they’ve been less productive on the other side of the ball, ranking 23rd-worst in the FBS with 32.3 points allowed per contest.
The Red Wolves rank 73rd in rushing yards per game (159.3), but they’ve been less productive defensively, ranking fourth-worst in the FBS with 226.3 rushing yards surrendered per contest.
Arkansas State’s defense has been bottom-25 on third down this season, surrendering a 46.9% third-down conversion percentage, which ranks 12th-worst in the FBS. On offense, it ranks 71st with a 46.9% third-down rate.
The Red Wolves have recorded 19 forced turnovers (43rd in the FBS) and committed 17 turnovers (60th in the FBS) this season for a +2 turnover margin that ranks 54th in the FBS.
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