Witness the Intense Battle between Arkansas and Michigan

First Half Highlights

The game started with Arkansas trailing 7-8 at 14:00. Trevon Brazile had 4 points to lead the Razorbacks early, including a transition slam following a block by Jonas Aidoo. Neither team was shooting particularly well, with the Razorbacks at 4 of 12 and the Wolverines at 3 of 8. Both teams had 3 turnovers. The play of the Arkansas bigs was crucial, as Michigan had a couple of 7-footers playing well together.

Michigan went on an 11-2 run after trailing 8-5, with D.J. Wagner hitting a floater. Karter Knox was called for a shooting foul, giving Michigan free throws. Danny Wolf, the 7-foot forward, had 3 assists and was creating a lot for the Wolverines. Nimari Burnett had 8 points. Zvonimir Ivisic (ankle) was playing despite the injury and went through pregame warmups. Arkansas assistant coach Kenny Payne said forward Adou Thiero was not feeling well but would play.

Second Half Dramatics

Vlad Goldin's dunk snapped a 12-0 run by the Razorbacks at 15:30 in the second half. Nelly Davis' corner three capped the run. Arkansas had a pep in their step and outplayed Michigan since falling behind by 15. This was perhaps the best stretch of basketball seen this year from the Razorbacks.

The Razorbacks opened the second half on a 7-0 run, forcing a Michigan timeout. Adou Thiero started the scoring with a second-chance layup, Jonas Aidoo added an alley-oop dunk and made 1 of 2 free throws. D.J. Wagner had a floater. Michigan was 0 of 3 since halftime.

Halftime Showdown

Jonas Aidoo made 2 free throws and dunked on a nice feed from Boogie Fland to pull the Razorbacks within 46-45, but Sam Walters hit a three just before halftime to give the Wolverines an extra cushion. That was a really entertaining half.

Throughout the game, key players like Will Tschetter continued to make an impact. He had 8 straight points for Michigan and John Calipari called a timeout. Tschetter hit both free throws out of the last media timeout, then drilled back-to-back threes from each corner. The Wolverines were 3 of 4 from beyond the arc.