Colgate vs Arkansas Pick: South Region Round One, March 19th

Colgate vs Arkansas Pick – Friday, March 19th – South Region Round One: Colgate won their program-record 13th straight game, 85-72, over Loyola Maryland to win the Patriot League Final. It was another balanced effort with Tucker Richardson scoring 17 points and Jordan Burns and Jack Ferguson bagging 16 each. They all average double digits for the Raiders. Ryan Moffatt added 11 points and Nelly Cummings 10 for Colgate, which came in averaging over 86.4 points per game, tied with Baylor and second only to top-ranked Gonzaga. Colgate advances to their 4th NCAA Tournament. They get 17.7 assists per game and only turn the ball over 10.1 times a game. They hit 49.85 from the field, 40% from three, and 73.1% from the stripe.

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Arkansas had their nine-game winning streak overall and 12 game SEC winning streak snapped by LSU in the SEC Semi-Final as 4 point favorites. Moses Moody tied his season-high with 28 points for Arkansas; the high-scoring freshman averaged 17.4 points per game. Justin Smith added 21. He averaged 13 points with 6.9 rebounds a game. JD Notae and Jalen Tate also average double-digits for the Razorbacks. Arkansas led the SEC in scoring, averaging 82.4 points per game. They hit 45.5% from the field, 33.9% from behind the arc, and 73.7% from the line.