Best Razorback Games Of 2007-08 — The Sixth Option

The stat line was unimpressive: 1-2 from the field, four rebounds, one assist and two turnovers.

Two points in 10 minutes of playing time.  Two points out of the 92 points scored.  Two points that were ‘thrown in’ late…with just 5.3 seconds left in the game.

Yet…they are two points that will be remembered for years to come when the name Steven Hill is mentioned by Hog fans.

The #2 game in our countdown of the best Razorback games of 2007-08 is the Hogs’ SEC Basketball Tournament semifinal victory over the fourth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers.

Hogs Beat Vols In The SEC Tournament

Afterwards, Hill used his typical dry wit to describe the play:

“I was probably the sixth option,” Hill said with a laugh.  “They’d rather have anybody on the team shoot than me.  But, hey, it happened.”

Sure…Charles Thomas played a tremendous game, scoring 24 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.  And Patrick Beverley and Darian Townes picked up the offensive slack for a slumping Sonny Weems.  Basketball is ultimately, of course, still a team game.  And this was a great game played by both teams.

But come on, now…we’re talking about Steven Hill.  You know…the 7 foot guy who, at times over four years, caused more head-scratching and cussing by Hog fans than just about any other player in the history of the school.  Yeah…that guy…Steven ‘Freakin’ Hill!!!

And now?  Well…now he’ll be remembered as the guy who, as a senior, made the game winning, turnaround jumper against a top 5 opponent to insure his team’s bid to the NCAA Tournament.

As Churchill reminded us, “History is written by the victors.”