Johnson, who averaged 17 points in the tournament, was academically ineligible for the first 10 games of his freshman season. He missed another game to attend his grandmother's funeral. Gipson's father died early this year. Dean and Lane each had career games in the tournament, and Gipson scored 30 points in the last two games after averaging 8.2 points per game during the regular season. He also was a catalyst for Arkansas' pressure defense, which disrupted Auburn in the second half.
Defense is the most important part of our game.
We make our defense our offense. The combination made Arkansas history Sunday afternoon. Copyright 1999-2001, Morris Communications Corporation and The E.W. Scripps Company. Please read our Privacy Policy.