Michigan vs. Arkansas Showdown at MSG: Key Matchup Analysis

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00:00Another one on the line tonight, John. Inside Madison Square Garden. Taking on John Calipari

00:09and the Arkansas Razorbacks. Michigan, three and a half point favorite inside MSG. What's

00:15the key matchup in this game tonight to end out our doubleheader inside the Garden?

00:20The post-defensive Arkansas on that tandem we just talked about for Michigan, Golden

00:25and Wolf. I was on the broadcast crew on Thanksgiving Day for the Arkansas-Illinois

00:30game in Kansas City. The big issue that Arkansas had was defending the three-point line, especially

00:38when you look at their bigs and their inability to stay with Tomislav Ivicic of Illinois.

00:42I see potentially some of the same issues tonight for Arkansas on defense against somebody like

00:48Danny Wolf who can play away from the basket. That's going to be a key, key thing to look at.

00:52Another question, too, for Arkansas is can John Calipari get consistent play all at the same time

00:59from Boogie Flann, D.J. Wagner, and John L. Davis? There's been pockets of quality play

01:05from Davis and Wagner, but all three have yet to be clicking on the same time. If that happens,

01:10combined with the Deuce Dero, you're going to have a pretty capable Arkansas team in that SEC fight.

01:15But the Razorbacks are still searching for their first marquee win of the season. The best win

01:20that Arkansas has to this point is a road victory over a struggling Miami team.