Media calls out Arkansas' slow start, Razorbacks wake up to survive Colgate upset bid 85-68 in NCAA Tournament

Arkansas knew what it was getting into with its first-round NCAA tournament game against Colgate. Still, the third-seeded Razorbacks needed a full 40 minutes to outlast the 14th-seeded Raiders.

Indiana transfer and fifth-year senior forward Justin Smith scored a game-high 29 points on 9-of-17 shooting and 11 for 13 free throws as Arkansas (23-6) survived upset-minded Colgate (14-1) Friday afternoon at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

"Talk about Colgate — 14-1 and they've got a great backcourt," said Arkansas head coachEric Musselman leading up to the game. "... This team Colgate can really, really score the basketball. They're second in the nation in scoring at 86.4 points per game.

"They have an incredible assist-to-turnover ratio, second in the nation, eighth in assists. So they do a great job of moving the basketball from side to side with 17.6 assists per game. And then their field goal percentage, they take great shots. They're 10th in the country in field goal percentage at 49.7%."

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From the potential of an upset to the eventual outcome, here is a sampling of the media reaction following the 3-14 battle between Arkansas and Colgate.