Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:51 p.m.

Hogs need to find way to apply finishing touch

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Arkansas sophomore quarterback Ryan Mallett, right, speaks to coach Bobby Petrino during the Hogs' 52-41 loss to Georgia Sept. 19 in Razorback Stadium.

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Failing to hold leads is a bad habit that’s followed the Arkansas basketball team into this season.

The Razorbacks (2-2) led Appalachian State by 19 points in the first half of Friday night’s game in Walton Arena, then fell behind in the second half and won in overtime, 81-72.

Arkansas led Morgan State by 13 points in the first half of Tuesday night’s game at Walton Arena but lost 97-94.

In finishing 14-16 last season, including 2-15 against SEC teams, the Razorbacks couldn’t hold second-half leads in losing to Tennessee, Mississippi State, Auburn, LSU, South Carolina and Ole Miss. But Arkansas Coach John Pelphrey doesn’t want to compare what’s happened to his team in ...


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This article was published November 26, 2009 at 5:52 a.m.

Sports, Pages 30 on 11/26/2009

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