Pelphrey said the Razorbacks did a lot of good things in the game but they had a couple of plays go the other way down the stretch and OU’s momentum snowballed on them.

He praised his players for limiting the number of turnovers. He said they did not shoot the ball well but that happens. The first year Razorback coach said there are some specific things he wanted his players to focus on and some things they need to shut out.

“Hard nosed and nasty on defense, let's limit teams to one shot or less and what do I need to do my job the best I can do my job right now to help this basketball team,” said Pelphrey. “You can't be worried about crowd, officials, last two shots, last two calls, what my boys back home are saying. I'm not saying that those things aren't important but they are not helpful. We've got to get a really zeroed in focus.