Arkansas survives a battle with No. 12 High Point to reach second straight Sweet 16 under coach John Calipari
High Point's dream NCAA tournament run has come to an end.
Darius Acuff led Arkansas past High Point on Saturday nigth to reach the Sweet 16. (Soobum Im/Getty Images) Soobum Im via Getty Images It took a long time to put the Panthers away, but John Calipari and Arkansas are making a return trip to the Sweet 16. The Razorbacks, after a battle with No.
12 High Point, pulled away behind a massive 36-point outing from star Darius Acuff Jr. No. 4 Arkansas picked up a 94-88 win over the Panthers at the Moda Center in Portland, which secured the program’s second straight trip to the Sweet 16 since Calipari took over.
High Point hung in there in the first half, and even took the lead over Arkansas briefly down the stretch after Chase Johnston drained a 3-pointer on the wing. Johnston barely touched the ball before he fired. "That looks like Steph Curry...
I've never seen a guy get into the shooting motion while the pass is halfway there. " @wallyball on Chase Johnston pic. twitter.