SportsLine's model revealed its college basketball picks for New Mexico State vs. Arkansas during the second round of March Madness 2022.
New Mexico State? And which side of the spread hits well over 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks, and find out. The model also says one side of the spread hits well over 60 percent of the time. Arkansas also shoots just over 30 percent as a team from beyond the 3-point line, but only takes shots from downtown on 34.3 percent of its possessions. Arkansas plays with the 35th-highest offensive pace in all of college basketball, and averages nearly 72 possessions per 40 minutes of play. New Mexico State and revealed its coveted picks and predictions for the NCAA Tournament 2022.
Defense shuts down Aggies but it nearly shut down the Hogs' offense, too, in 53-48 win.
However, there is little doubt Lykes deserves his props for his work on Saturday night as no one was colder and more deadly down the final stretch. The Bulldogs again trailed for most of its game before pulling ahead late to hold off Memphis, 82-78. Eight times he came away with steals, a tournament record. "We spent the last 48 hours focused on defense," Musselman said. Fortunately, Lykes was able to hold his own, continuing the trend of theoretically providing points by denying points by the Aggies. That one burst of momentum was all New Mexico State needed to find the juice to keep the game close until the end while the Razorbacks slogged their way to four points in the first 12 minutes of the second half.
Arkansas basketball plays New Mexico State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Live updates and score.
Aggies guard Teddy Allen scored 37 points in the win. The winner of Saturday's matchup will play either No. 1 seed Gonzaga or No. 9 seed Memphis in the Sweet 16 in San Francisco. The Razorbacks are the No. 4 seed in the West region and defeated the No. 13 seed Vermont Catamounts on Thursday. New Mexico State, the No. 12 seed, pulled off an upset of No. 5 seed UConn to advance to the round of 32.
A pair of No. 12 seeds, Richmond and New Mexico State, will try to punch their tickets to the Sweet 16 on Saturday.
“But at the end of the day, it’s kind of that it’s just a one-game series. “It just marks your program, I think, as one of the very relevant programs in the country.” Jans said he woke up Friday with a little extra bounce in his step: “The coffee tasted wonderful this morning.” You just have to beat them once, so we go in with that mindset. And the wait for their next one just might be less than 48 hours. “It’s a little bit of a locker-room approach, a little bit of studying film, kind of understanding what the other team is going to do,” he said. “I don’t think they are going to fear anybody that we play,” he said. If you make it to the Final Four, it’s more history, Elite Eight.” You don’t have to beat somebody two times, nine times, four times, whatever it is. Gilyard thinks he knows the secret to that. To some, that might sound like a long time. Saturday these 12-seeds will play against 4-seeds for spots in the Sweet 16: Richmond vs.
The Arkansas Razorbacks held off New Mexico State, 53-48, in NCAA Tournament Round of 32 action from they KeyBank Center in Buffalo (N.Y.) Saturday evening.
Notae came up with a key steal after the final media timeout and drew a foul cutting to the baseline with 2:53 to go in regulation. The Hogs got it into Lykes, who went to the stripe again with 2.0 seconds remaining and he put the game on ice with two more clutch free throws. Allen went the length of the floor for a dunk with 2.6 seconds on the clock, 50-48. A quick steal by Davis turned into a transition slam by Toney, giving the Hogs a 41-33 lead with 6:06 to play. He knocked down both free throws to give the Hogs a 36-33 lead with 7:33 to play. Notae stopped the bleeding with a short jumper to increase the lead back to six going into the under-16 media timeout. With Notae on the bench with four fouls, Arkansas needed someone to provide some scoring. Arkansas was in firm control, but New Mexico State was able to regain a bit of momentum going into the locker room when Davis fouled Henry on a three-pointer with 1.9 seconds to go. Williams sank a pair of free throws following the break to put Arkansas back on top. JD Notae broke the long drought with a transition layup at the 14:19 mark to extend Arkansas' lead to three. The Aggies continued to battle, trimming Arkansas' lead all the way down to two, 48-46, when Jabari Smith connected on a corner three with 11.9 seconds remaining. The game had the makings of a defensive struggle early as the teams combined to connect on just 6-of-28 shots in the first 11 minutes of action.
NMSU's players and head coach Chris Jans said in a Friday media availability they didn't feel any more or less pressure going into Saturday's game.
We're excited to be here and excited for the opportunity." I think the team is confident and wants to see if they can get to the Sweet Sixteen." "I don't feel pressure. "I didn't feel any pressure (Thursday). I certainly don't feel any more today. "I think they want to see what else they can add. But he's adopted the approach of embracing the moment, and letting his team embrace the moment, rather than being strictly focused on winning basketball games. "You want to make the Tournament, but at least give us that one (tournament win)." "We'd make the tournament, but you just want to win that one game. I don't feel like anybody has pressure on them." "I don't feel pressure when I look into the whole team's eyes or see the body language. He desperately hoped for a No. 12 seed Aggie victory in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 against No. 5 seed UConn, but he knew NMSU was an underdog once again. NMSU pulled off a 70-63 upset win over UConn Thursday night for the Aggies' first official March Madness win in 52 years.
Here's a look at the top plays between Arkansas basketball and New Mexico State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
No. 12 seed NMSU is 27-7 overall after an upset over UConn in the first round. Trisha Easto is a digital producer in the USA Today network. No.4 seed Arkansas is 26-8 overall after a win against No. 13 seed Vermont in the first round.
The SEC has had a tough few days at the 2021-22 men's basketball NCAA tournament. But Arkansas stopped the bleeding, at least temporarily.
This was not an efficient performance for Notae—he finished 5-of-18 from the field. This was not a pretty game on the offensive end: Only Arkansas and Auburn—the second-seeded Tigers play 10th-seeded Miami Sunday at 7:45 p.m. ET in the Midwest Region—are left standing. And they stymied New Mexico State's leading scorer, Teddy Allen, forcing him to either give up the ball or settle for tough looks. But Arkansas stopped the bleeding, at least temporarily. The Razorbacks needed his offense, even if it wasn't consistent.
How to watch the Arkansas Basketball March Madness game March 19 when they face the New Mexico State Aggies in round two of the tournament.
The game will be broadcast live on Sirius Channel 136 and XM Channel 203. You can also stream the game on Paramount+ (subscription required) or on the TNT app. Arkansas Basketball March Madness; BUFFALO, NEW YORK - MARCH 16: Head coach Eric Musselman of the Arkansas Razorbacks addresses the media during the practice sessions of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament - First Round at the KeyBank Center on March 16, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
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“It was the end of my college career,” he said. The redshirt senior paused along the way to consider the moment. The Razorbacks’ Chris Lykes hit four straight free throws in the final seconds to prevent New Mexico State have a chance to take one last tying or winning shot at the buzzer. McCants had just scored a three-point play to give New Mexico State its first lead in more than 20 minutes of play at 33-32 with 8:06 left. But NMSU came out of the locker room in the second half ready to pick up the pace. Later in the half, New Mexico State went more than seven minutes without a basket. You’ve got to keep doing it over and over again, and they were.” The signs were quite obvious at the start that points would be difficult to find. He was held to 12 points (5 of 16 from the field) on this night. Still, it was tough to compensate for that lack of offense against a team as good as Arkansas. Senior Johnny McCants was outstanding with 16 points and 12 rebounds. JD Notae led the Razorbacks with 18 points, although he was only 5 for 18 from the field. The Razorbacks needed to play great defense to advance to the Sweet Sixteen next weekend.
Arkansas did not look great in Saturday's Round of 32 matchup. In the end, the Razorbacks did enough to survive and advance past 12-seed New Mexico State.
Now, Arkansas can sleep well in the Sweet 16 and await its next opponent. Johnny McCants led the Aggies with 16 points. That was a common theme for the Razorbacks with the team shooting 27.5% from the floor.
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This could very well be a repeat of last year's Oral Roberts game. This might have to be a team effort by Au'Diese Toney and Stanley Umude. While the rest of team doesn't explode off the screen on offense, they are a collective potential nightmare for the Hogs on defense.
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