Arkansas has embarked on a decidedly up-and-down start to the 2023-24 season on the hardwood. The Razorbacks, after all, own both a victory over No. 7 Duke in front of a record crowd and an unsightly home loss to UNC Greensboro.
On Saturday, coach Eric Musselman’s team had a chance to add another banner win to its resume against No. 19 Oklahoma in Tulsa. Things, however, went slightly awry.
Arkansas trailed the Sooners 37-25 at the half. Then, with 15:50 remaining and the Razorbacks trailing 48-33, referee Keith Kimble issued two technical fouls and ejected an argumentative Musselman.
Musselman, hardly known for being even-keeled, began shouting at Kimble and had to be restrained by his assistants. Sooners guard Rivaldo Soares was also given a technical foul in the chaotic sequence.
Eric Musselman has been tossed! 😳 pic.twitter.com/1fOoMcf6Ba
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) December 9, 2023
As ESPN2 commentators Mark Neely and King McClure astutely pointed out, Musselman was ejected under near-identical circumstances from a game against Oklahoma in Dec. 2021.
The Sooners went on to defeat Arkansas 79-70.
