Hohn Khalipari and Ric Piton have crossed many times in their career.
Both legendary coaches were compared to each other with their career paths, from the reconstructed programs of the Candidates of the Championship in the north-east, to play under the bright lights of the Ruppie arena.
They met each other about 30 times in their pictorial career, and with “Calipart” occupied 17-12 advantages, including in 2012. Final four wins about PITINO LOUISVILLE CARDINALS.
But given the circumstances, this one must be there.
No one razorbacks did not give a chance against a red-warm red storm. The team lost the leading striker with a knee injury and badly started their regular season by opening a Sec game with 0-5 records. They suffered destructive losses against their ranking partners and even last place South Carolina gave the second s secondary of the year with 19 points each.
St. John, on the other hand, entered this game with a complete opposite trail. Pitro detachment won 30 wins in the usual season, which was connected for the fastest temporary season. They had threats in their entire composition, RJ Luis Jr. is called the Great Eastern Player of the Year.
It is estimated as 7.5 points, Calipari’s carbohydrates removed the tournament, knocking on St. Hovhannes 75-66, ending the red storm dream season.
The freshman Richmond has razorbacks with a high career with 16 points and with nine reproach, leaving the bench. Freshman Karter Knox finished with 15 points and four blocks, and John Davis added 13 points.
Zubi Prypbor brightened the red storm with a double double-double double and 12 rubles. Davon Smith added 13 points from the bench.
Lewis, the leader of the team, was kept only nine points on the night of 3-17 shots, which forced him to sit in the last few minutes of the game.
The difficulties of St. John’s shootings were shown in full. According to the main criticism, the absence of an effective three-way shooter, Johnsi silenced all critics on the first round of 37.8% Clip on 30 points each.
There could not be more different on Saturday afternoon.
The red storm besides the bow from 9.1%, only by throwing them beyond their 22 attempts. They didn’t get better off the floor by making 28% of their shots from the field.
Razorbacks Defense held Cantari Richmond and Lewis with 14 points combined for 5-24 shooting. Their ruthless explodes and drives to paint, Richmond’s Fighting calculation, and the graduate student eventually goes out of the game only after the game.
“They were a better team. They surpassed us, and they deserve to move forward, and we are not, “Pitino said.
Arkansas didn’t visit much better. Razorbacks shot 10.5%, beyond the bow, just two three. However, they found a better efficiency in the field, mainly the paint and shooting 42.9%.
Razorbacks left the effective start by building the lead in premature and attacking St. John’s paint to end the end of the end.
St. John was struggling with the effectiveness of the possibility of prolonging property with abusive answers. NOX AND TENOVI’S PROTECTION Jonas Aidoo forced complex feedback and created many red storm property that shot many piles that never had fallen.
“There are several games we played for this year, where the other team said.” It was a physical team, “said Calibal. “I told them to remind me of that. I know that St. John is physical, but we are also physical. “
Arkansas lasted three points in the middle of the middle after the first year Boogie Fly made a few seconds left within the opening. Fland finished with six points and four answers when returning from thumb injury.
Razorbacks took that momentum in the second half, after the decline of 14-6 runs, to build a double-digit leading after a shut down with Aidoo and one.
St. John has played the rest of the half, eventually cutting four four minutes.
Bill Richmond sank the middle range Jumper so that Arkansas’s head returned four outbursts, Fly stole the ball, leading to DJ Wagner Forup.
St. Hovhannes has entered a panic regime, shooting three contestible, who were bent from the edge. Although two offensive repairs, the red storm could not gain the basis on lead, because Aaron Scott missed the two free arrows, which would cut down four.
Scott, Smith, and Lewis, the three leading sharp sharpens of St. John, were combined with 1-11 to go beyond the bow. Scott was fighting the field, shoots 1-10 and throw one triple and free throw in seven points.
When the team continued to rain, the three people who had missed, and Davis threw him freely when St. John began to deliberately disguise the game.
When Billy Richmond lost four seconds, both teams could feel the result. Arkansas bench and players ran to their court on their side, jumping when he had raised his hands.
Pitino has already reached the road half court, shaking his hands with his Nemesis before the final beetle sounds.
With a victory, Calipari is ahead of his 16th sweet 16 and received the second coach of the department.
He can now add Razorbacks team efforts in his debut season.
“We had a long and long season, so we all gathered together, we put our egons next to and just became a single heartbeat,” said Billy Richmond said.
Arkansas will now play Texas Tech and Jt Toppin in sweet 16.
