Arkansas Basketball: Road to the NCAA Final Four

By Matt Green | Mar 14, 2017

Mar 11, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks guard Daryl Macon (4) celebrates with teammates after making a three-pointer during the second half against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the SEC Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Arkansas won 76-62. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /

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Mar 10, 2017; Las Vegas, NV, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) dribbles past the defense of Arizona Wildcats guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright (0) during the Pac-12 Conference Tournament at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports /

(2) Kentucky or (3) UCLA

Kentucky (29-5)

The Wildcats beat the Razorbacks twice this season, including Sunday in the SEC championship game.

As always, the Wildcats are young, but they’re playing their best basketball at the end of the season. They’re currently on an 11-game winning streak.

Freshman Malik Monk was second in the conference in scoring, averaging 20.4 points per game, but the other freshman, De’Aaron Fox, was the one who was named SEC tournament MVP after averaging 22.0 points, 2.7 assists, and 1.7 steals.

UCLA (29-4)

UCLA is loaded.

The Bruins have the top-ranked offense in the nation, averaging 90.4 points per game. They have six guys averaging double figures in points.

They also rank first in the nation in assists and assists/turnover ratio, averaging 21.5 assists per game with a 1.86 A/TO ratio.

A lot of that can be accredited to Lonzo Ball, the Pac 12 freshman of the year and nation’s leader in assists with 7.7 per game.

UCLA had three players named to the Pac 12’s 10-man first-team all-conference, including Ball, T.J. Leaf and Bryce Alford.

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