COLLEGE BASKETBALL / DAILY REPORT

Arkansas has made a habit of breaking open close games with a big burst on its way to 30 victories this season.

“We know that we are going to have them, but we never really know when we’ll get them,” Arkansas guard Scotty Thurman said. “They come from different players. But once it starts, everyone just wants to get a part of it.”

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Don’t tell Arkansas’ Dwight Stewart that Duke has an advantage tonight because the Blue Devils have reached the NCAA championship game four times in five years.

“They have a good program and a good team,” said Stewart, a 6-foot-9 junior. “But, it’s not like they have five Michael Jordans playing for them.”