March Madness 2022: Arkansas saw Gonzaga dancing in pregame, saved the last dance for the Hogs
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They call the NCAA Tournament The Big Dance, but careful when you dance.
Players from No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga’s team apparently started boogying a little early Thursday night before playing No. 4 seed and 9.5-point underdog Arkansas at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
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Gonzaga guard Andrew Nembhard (3) walks off the floor with guard Julian Strawther (0) and guard Rasir Bolton (45) after Gonzaga was defeated by Arkansas in a college basketball game in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament in San Francisco, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
And the Razorbacks (28-8) are the ones still dancing after a 74-68 victory, advancing them to the NCAA West Regional championship game on Saturday (8:49 p.m. eastern, TBS) against No. 2 seed Duke (31-6). The Blue Devils beat No. 3 seed Texas Tech, 78-73, Thursday night. The winner steps to the Final Four at the Superdome in New Orleans, April 2-4.
"We felt like they were dancing before the game," Arkansas sophomore forward Jaylin Williams said. "That was a disrespect to us. We came into the game playing hard and had a chip on our shoulder."
Arkansas was picked to finish third in the SEC behind Kentucky and Alabama back in October despite being the last SEC team standing after the first weekend of the 2021 NCAA Tournament and reaching the Elite Eight. The Hogs lost to eventual national champion Baylor. No. 2 seed Kentucky and No. 6 seed Alabama both lost in the first round of this tournament.
Some were dancing on Arkansas’ grave last January when the Hogs started off 0-3 in the SEC with losses at Mississippi State, 81-68, at