Here's an example of what I'm talking about, from the second round in 1998. Look at the halftime score, and this was the norm. You could see in the first three minutes BYU wasn't prepared.
ARKANSAS (69)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Thompson 29 3-7 0-2 2-6 0 1 6
Reid 37 6-13 4-5 0-0 7 2 16
Bradley 23 1-5 2-2 0-0 0 5 5
N Davis 15 0-4 0-0 1-3 0 1 0
Hood 23 7-9 2-2 1-3 0 5 16
Wallace 34 3-10 0-0 1-4 4 1 8
Whitney 8 2-3 0-0 2-2 0 2 5
Williams 6 0-2 2-2 1-1 0 1 2
Adebayo 21 3-6 5-7 2-4 0 3 11
Walker 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Jennings 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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TOTALS 200 25-60 15-20 10-23 11 22 69
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Percentages: FG-.417, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
4-16, .250 (Reid 0-4, Bradley 1-3, Wallace 2-7,
Whitney 1-1, Walker 0-1). Team rebounds: 1.
Blocked shots: 3 (Thompson, N Davis, Hood).
Turnovers: 11 (Thompson 4, Adebayo, Bradley,
Hood, Reid, Whitney, Williams). Steals: 10 (Reid
4, Wallace 3, Thompson 2, Adebayo).
UTAH (75)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Mottola 26 4-7 1-1 2-8 1 3 9
Miller 39 9-14 10-13 1-7 2 4 28
Hansen 34 1-2 2-4 1-4 2 4 5
Jensen 33 2-4 2-2 4-9 0 2 7
Doleac 33 5-12 5-6 1-6 1 3 16
Caton 11 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 1 2
Johnsen 17 4-6 0-0 1-1 0 2 8
Mctavish 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
Carlisle 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Jackson 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
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TOTALS 200 25-45 22-28 10-36 7 21 75
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Percentages: FG-.556, FT-.786. 3-Point Goals:
3-4, .750 (Miller 0-1, Hansen 1-1, Jensen 1-1,
Doleac 1-1). Team rebounds: 1. Blocked shots: 2
(Mottola 2). Turnovers: 20 (Doleac 5, Johnsen 3,
Miller 3, Mottola 3, Hansen 2, Jensen 2, Jackson,
Mctavish). Steals: 2 (Hansen, Miller).
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Arkansas 26 43 - 69
Utah 35 40 - 75
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