What a perfect capsule.
- Cal nearly had his back to the court because he assumed Ole Miss would take a timeout regardless of what happened with that free throw. When they got it and ran, it caught him completely off-guard.
- As Pedulla pushes the ball up the court, Cal is frantically pointing and screaming. Meanwhile, Beard is sitting nonchalantly on the scorers table, because he trusts his guys to make a play.
- Pedulla hits the shot (which was well-contested), then in the ensuing scramble, Arkansas' best scorer inbounds the ball and doesn't get it back. Instead, Billy Richmond, who is 1-12 from 3 for the season, keeps it.
To Richmond's credit, it nearly goes in. And it would have been the most Cal thing ever if it had.
I wish they'd both get left out, but Indiana vs. Arkansas in Dayton would be *chef's kiss*.