STAGE
STAGE IS
STAGE IS SET THE FANS ARE BUZZING AND THE HOGS ARE JUST ONE WIN AWAY FROM BEING
SOMEWHERE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IN
MORE THAN TWENTY FIVE YEARS THE
FINAL FOUR. THANKS FOR WATCHING
T THV11 NEWS AT 5:00 ON ROWLY
HOYT. THE ANTICIPATION SO
TONIGHT SPREAD ACROSS TWO TIME
>> ZONES. IN FACT, HAYDEN
BAFFLEGAB IS IN DOWNTOWN LITTLE
ROCK. HE'LL BREAK DOWN WITH THE
HOGS FACING THEIR ELITE EIGHT
MATCHUP TONIGHT AGAINST BAYLOR.
BUT FIRST WE WANT TO CHECK IN
WITH DORIAN CRAFT IN
INDIANAPOLIS. DORIAN, YOU GOT
TO CATCH UP WITH SOME FANS.
WE'RE GOING TO GET TO SEE THIS
GAME IN PERSON
>>. YEAH, ROLLY, ARKANSAS FANS
HAVE COME FROM ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO BE HERE TONIGHT FOR
THIS GAME. YOU CAN'T GO A BLOCK
WITHOUT HEARING A WOO PIG OR A
HOG CALL AND THESE FANS WHO
HAVE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS
MOMENT HAVE DESCENDED ON
INDIANAPOLIS AS WELL LIKE A
PACK OF WILD HOGS
>> ON EVERY CORNER. ARKANSAS
FANS
>> GREET ONE ANOTHER, BE ON
THEIR WAY TO CHEER ON THE
RAZORBACKS IN THE ELITE EIGHT
>>. THE HAWKS FANS ARE HERE.
EVERY VENDOR WE'VE GONE TO SAID
THERE'S NO HOG HERE ALL THE HOG
FANS ARE REPRESENTING I THINK
IT'S GOING TO BE IN AT LUCAS
OIL. YES, SIR. YOUR HOGS. OH,
IT'S AWESOME. IT'S BEEN SO BAD
THE LAST FIFTEEN YEARS JUST THE
LAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN GREAT.
YES, IT'S BEEN THE SAME WAY YOU
GO TO A GAME AND YOU FEEL IT.
IT'S A RAZORBACK NATION NO
MATTER
>> WHAT THEY KNOW IT'LL BE A
TOUGH TEST AGAINST BAYLOR. I'M
NERVOUS BUT I FEEL PRETTY GOOD
ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW I LIKE THE
MATCH UP. OH, I'M A LITTLE
WORRIED BUT THAT'S SO FAR SO
GOOD
>> ESPECIALLY ON THE BOARDS. WE
>> NEED A REBOUND. YEAH, THAT'S
THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO WIN THIS
GAME REBOUNDS
>> BUT THEY HAVE CONFIDENCE IN
THEIR HORNS AND THEN ONE PLAYER
IN PARTICULAR
>> I JUST I'M FEELING HE'S
GOING TO HAVE A GOOD GAME. WHAT
DO YOU THINK MOODY? YOU KNOW, I
THINK MOSES IS GOING TO FINALLY
STEP UP. I THINK
>> MOSES MOODY IT'S HIS TIME
IT'S IT'S TIME TO REALLY HAVE A
GOOD GAME REGARDLESS
>> OF THE OUTCOME. FANS ALREADY
SEE THIS SEASON AS A SUCCESS.
WE'RE HERE WE'RE IN THE ELITE
EIGHT. WE'VE GOT NOTHING TO
LOSE NOW. WE'VE EXCEEDED OUR
EXPECTATIONS. SO WIN OR LOSE, I
THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE HAPPY
BUT THEY'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE A
RAZORBACK WIN.
>> OH, LIKE DREW ARKANSAS FANS,
THEY ALL PICKED THE RAZORBACKS
TO ADVANCE TO THE FINAL FOUR.
BUT THE GENERAL CONSENSUS IS
THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A
CLOSE HIGH SCORING GAME. I'M
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE MY
PREDICTION. I THINK THAT IT'S
GOING TO BE ARKANSAS EIGHTY
FIVE TO EIGHTY AND AS HATE
ABOUT GIVING JOINS ME NOW FROM
JUGGINS COME BACK IN LITTLE
ROCK AND NOT ONLY DO THE
RAZORBACKS NEED TO SCORE IN
THIS GAME BUT THEY NEED TO BE
ABLE TO DEFEND BECAUSE BAYLOR
THEY LOVE TO GET UP AND DOWN IN
TRANSITION AND THEY CAN DO IT
AT BOTH ENDS OF THE COURT
DURING YOU SAID IT RIGHT THERE
THEY GOING TO HAVE TO DEFEND
TONIGHT IF THEY WANT TO MAKE IT
TO THE FINAL FOUR. WE'RE LIVE
IN DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK OVER AT
DUKE IN SPOKANE. LET ME JUST
TELL YOU I KNOW STILL ABOUT
FOUR HOURS AWAY FROM TIP OFF
I'M EXPECTING A LOT OF FANS TO
PILE INTO NOT ONLY UP HERE BUT
ESPECIALLY BARS AND RESTAURANTS
ALL AROUND THE STATE TONIGHT.
IT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING TO
WATCH BUT I WANT TO GO AHEAD
AND DOVE MORE INTO THIS MATCHUP
AS YOU SAID, CAN'T SUGARCOAT
IT. THIS BAYLOR TEAM, THEY ARE
THE REAL DEAL THE BEARS TWENTY
FIVE AND TWO ON THE SEASON THEY
HAVE BEEN RANKED INSIDE THE TOP
FIVE ALL SEASON LONG. BAYLOR IS
SO GOOD IN TRANSITION LED BY
GERARD BUTLER HE LEADS THE
BEARS WITH SEVENTEEN POINTS A
GAME. ERIC MUSSELMAN SAID THE
KEY TONIGHT IS TO NOT HAVE ANY
SLOPPY TURNOVERS AHEAD. HOGG
ADDED WITH SUCH A QUICK 48 HOUR
TURNAROUND ANYTHING THIS GAME
IS POSSIBLE.
>> YOU KNOW I HAVE NO IDEA HOW
WHAT WHAT THE GAME WILL DICTATE
TOMORROW WHETHER YOU KNOW WE
PLAY WITH A BIG LINEUP OR A
SMALL LINEUP OR WHICH
>> GUARDS OFF THE BENCH WILL BE
EFFECTIVE. I THINK YOU KNOW,
THAT'S ALL A FEEL GREAT
>> PERIMETER TEAM AND THEY'RE
REALLY TOUGH AND WHEN IT COMES
>> TO OFFENSIVE, THE OFFICE
OF GLASS, THEY'RE REALLY GOOD
AT GETTING REBOUNDS. SO WE JUST
GOT TO COME IN AND IT'S BEEN A
TOUGHER TEAM AND PLAY
>> TOUGH HARD NOSED DEFENSE
AGAIN TIP OFF EIGHT FIFTY SEVEN
TONIGHT RIGHT HERE ON THP
ELEVEN AS DEVOE AND THESE
RAZORBACKS TRY TO PUNCH THEIR
TICKET TO THE FINAL FOUR AGAIN
THIS IS GOING TO BE A FUN BALL
GAME NOT TO MENTION AN OLD
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE RIVALRY
GOING ON NOW THE MAN WHO DOES
REMEMBER THOSE SOUTHWEST
CONFERENCE RIVALRY DAYS, TOM
BRENNAN NOW I'M GOING TO GET
TOM'S PREDICTION JUST A SECOND.
I'M GOING WITH BAYLOR TONIGHT.
EIGHTY FOUR TO EIGHTY I DON'T
WANT TO BE A DEBBIE DOWNER BUT
ALSO WANT TO BE A REALIST AT
THIS BAYLOR BEAR SQUAD IS AN
EXCELLENT BASKETBALL TEAM
AGAIN, I HOPE I'M WRONG. I HOPE
DORIAN IS RIGHT. TOM, YOU'RE
THE TIEBREAKER. FABULOUS. GO TO
YOU. WHO DO YOU HAVE TONIGHT?
OH, THERE'S NO PRESSURE AT ALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAYDEN
BELL GAVE YOU I