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Five observations following UGA's regular-season finale loss to Arkansas:

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Georgia began the week on Joe Lunardi's First Four Out. Moved to Next Four Out after Auburn win. Arkansas loss moves Georgia off.

QuoteGeorgia sure ran into a buzzsaw.

Arkansas had its way on both ends of the floor in the second half and cruised to a 85-67 victory in Saturday's regular-season finale in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks shot 56 percent from the floor, earning much of their scoring production inside (48 points in the paint).

Simply put, everything Arkansas (23-8, 12-6 SEC) wanted to do, it did.

Georgia guard J.J. Frazier once again led the charge for his team with 24 points. But offensively, the Bulldogs couldn't get much else. Arkansas' press defense proved to be too big of a mismatch for Georgia, which could have strengthened its NCAA Tournament chances greatly with a win.

Too much defense

Arkansas' defense plays a much different style than most everyone else Georgia has played.

The pressure tactics throughout the entire game wore the Bulldogs down. The Razorbacks did a great job denying Frazier the ball when he was playing off of it, which was clearly the game-plan going in. Frazier still scored his share of points but the other backcourt players couldn't get much done.

No answer for Arkansas' offense

On the other end of the floor, Georgia went much of the game in its 2-3 matchup zone defense.

And Arkansas absolutely shredded it.

Marc Weiszer‏ @marcweiszer 18h18 hours ago

UGA 18-13, 9-9 SEC. 2nd most lopsided loss of season. Outscored 47-30 2nd half when UGA went 8-32 FG and Ark. 60.6 FG %. Frazier 24 points.
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