Vengeful Razorbacks route Ben Simmons, LSU 85-65

The Razorbacks quickly expanded their halftime lead as it ballooned to 51-40 just 5:12 into the second half after a Hannahs’ 3-pointer. “Not timid, but he wasn’t playing like Moses is capable of playing”.

Arkansas: Bell’s 3-pointer to put the Razorbacks up 42-35 in the second half was the 227th from beyond the arc of his career.

Dusty Hannahs added 17 points, while Anthlon Bell and Jimmy Whitt had 12 each, but it was Thompson – who made 6 of 6 from the field – who led a Razorbacks bench that outscored LSU 32-0 in the win. Moses has the trickle down effect on our team, when he has energy it can change the momentum of everyone. He was 5 of 5 in the second half when he had three baskets – a dunk and two layups – assisted by Kingsley’s passes from the high post.

“He wanted to come out, but I wasn’t going to let him out of that game”, Anderson said.

LSU coach Johnny Jones said he wanted to wait for the final reports from team doctors and trainers expected at noon Monday, but he said it is possible Hornsby could be done.

Many of LSU’s woes on Tuesday could be traced to the defensive end, where the Tigers allowed Arkansas to shoot 63.3 percent (19 of 30) in the second half on the way to avenging a 76-74 loss in Baton Rouge on January 16. “You can’t do that against a team like this because they feed off those opportunities”. Assists-LSU 15 (Quarterman, Simmons 6), Arkansas 21 (Durham 6).

“Our guys brought it”, Anderson said. Senior guard Keith Hornsby, the team’s second leading scorer, is out with a hernia injury, while LSU reserves Elbert Robinson and Aaron Epps both missed the game with illness.

Simmons and Antonio Blakeney combined for 55 of LSU’s 65 points. “With Hornsby out, and a couple other guys sick, we have three guys in rotation that couldn’t play with us tonight”. “So starting with the next practice, we have to get better for the next game”.

Instead of languishing in the belly of the league, perhaps nearing a possible play-in-game destination for the SEC Tournament next month, Arkansas (14-14, 7-8 SEC) suddenly, in the wackiness that has become SEC basketball, stands in the middle of the table. We have a chance to do some good things; we’ve just got to make sure we try to win these games down the stretch that are in front of us.