COLUMBIA, S.C. – Arkansas was down big early and never recovered in a 72-53 loss at South Carolina Saturday afternoon. The Razorbacks were down 32-14 at the break and were only 3-of-24 from the field. Overall, Arkansas missed its first 17 3-point attempts and finished the game 3-of-22 from deep.

There was nothing surprising about how bad Arkansas played in a 72-53 loss at South Carolina Saturday, although the failure to

The Razorbacks kick off March with a trip to South Carolina. Both teams look to ride the momentum of their recent wins.

How bad was Arkansas in the first-half of a huge bubble game versus South Carolina? This was the worst of the worst, historically.

At a time the Arkansas Razorbacks couldn't afford a letdown performance, it happened Saturday afternoon. All the momentum John Calipari’s team had built since its February 1 victory over Kentucky took a major hit in a 72-53 blowout loss at South Carolina.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Arkansas basketball team will be without leading scorer and rebounder Adou Thiero when the Razorbacks face South Carolina at noon Central on Saturday at Colonial Life Arena, according to the SEC student-athlete availability report.

The upward battle for South Carolina men’s basketball at the SEC Tournament begins Wednesday. The Gamecocks (12-19 overall) finished 2-16 in SEC after falling to No. 4 Tennessee on Saturday afternoon. They’ve now secured the No. 16 seed in the conference tournament.

No. 16/14 Missouri basketball will play host to South Carolina, the SEC’s last-ranked team, on Tuesday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri. The Tigers (20-7, 9-5 SEC) enter the game on the back of a 92-85 loss against Arkansas on Saturday on the road ...

No. 16/14 Missouri basketball takes on South Carolina on Tuesday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri ... Missouri (20-7, 9-5) lost at Arkansas on Saturday, which ended a three-game winning streak for Dennis Gates’ Tigers. Mizzou has only lost back ...

South Carolina hosts the Arkansas Razorbacks after Collin Murray-Boyles scored 27 points in South Carolina's 101-71 loss to the Missouri Tigers.