February 8, 2012

‘My Team Is On The Floor’

The refrain from Razorback fans has been the same for a while now: “If Rotnei Clarke doesn’t want to play here anymore, send him on his way.” Some haven’t exactly said it that nicely.

Arkansas 94, Florida A&M 55

Rotnei Clarke and Marshawn Powell scored 14 points each as Arkansas defeated Florida A&M 94-55 on Wednesday night.

Arkansas 80, LSU 61

Rotnei Clarke scored 25 points, connecting on 5-of-6 3-pointers, as Arkansas made quick work of LSU in an 80-61 win on Saturday.

Arkansas 89, Vanderbilt 78

Rotnei Clarke scored a season-high 36 points and Michael Sanchez had a career-high 20 points off the bench as the Arkansas Razorbacks upset Vanderbilt 89-78 Saturday night.

Arkansas 73, Auburn 64

Rotnei Clarke and Julysses Nobles scored 16 points each as Arkansas pulled away in the second half for a 73-64 win over Auburn on Tuesday night.

Arkansas 87, North Carolina A&T 59

Rotnei Clarke scored a season-high 24 points and became the 34th player in school history with at least 1,000 points as Arkansas defeated North Carolina A&T 87-59 on Wednesday night.

Arkansas 67, Texas Southern 59

Rotnei Clarke scored 22 points to lead Arkansas to a 67-59 victory against Texas Southern on Wednesday night.

Arkansas 84, Oklahoma 74

Rotnei Clarke scored 20 points, connecting on 3 of 5 3-pointers, as Arkansas held on in the second half for an 84-74 win over Oklahoma on Wednesday.

Early Returns

While four games is not nearly enough time to completely evaluate John Pelphrey’s 2010-11 Razorbacks, here’s a few early observations heading into Wednesday’s showdown with Oklahoma.

Arkansas 66, Southeast Missouri State 56

Rotnei Clarke scored 19 points and Arkansas overcame a sluggish first half to down Southeast Missouri State 66-56 Wednesday night.