Sparks makes that team better because he's so versatile. He's a threat from three, he takes big shots and he does a great job of getting his teammates involved.

We've come from behind three times from 9 points or more, so we know we can come from behind. We're not going to physically overwhelm people, we're just not. We've got to wear them down.

Arkansas is a very good team. They could be a team that could get in the tournament and make some noise.

We shut ourselves down. We had way too many turnovers. We had three shots and made one basket in the third quarter.

LSU, Alabama and Arkansas are big, physical and athletic. Add Oklahoma State and Memphis -- there are our five losses.

The big three gets all the headlines; the little two does all the little things it takes to win.