I have to believe they liked Coach Mears. He had the teams and the gumption to compete with Kentucky. Like fighters, there is respect for each other.

Sparks makes that team better because he's so versatile. He's a threat from three, he takes big shots and he does a great job of getting his teammates involved.

We've come from behind three times from 9 points or more, so we know we can come from behind. We're not going to physically overwhelm people, we're just not. We've got to wear them down.

In the second half, Arkansas clearly was fresher. We did not have the energy to speed things up. We did not turn Arkansas over a lot. It takes energy to create offense or defense, and we needed more energy.

I am very disappointed in these young men. Our players need to take their responsibility for being a role model seriously, and if they don't act responsibly they won't be playing at Tennessee.

Arkansas is a very good team. They could be a team that could get in the tournament and make some noise.