▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁through ▁an ▁unusual ▁circumst ance . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁Raz or back s ▁squad , ▁who ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁tournament , ▁were ▁victim ized ▁by ▁an ▁autom obile ▁accident . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁tournament , ▁two ▁of ▁Ark ansas ’ ▁star ters ▁were ▁injured ▁when ▁their ▁station ▁w agon ▁broke ▁down ▁after ▁returning ▁from ▁a ▁sc rim m age ▁in ▁Fort ▁Smith , ▁Ark ansas . ▁While ▁attempting ▁to ▁fix ▁a ▁flat ▁t ire , ▁Den o ▁Nich ols ▁and ▁Ben ▁Jones ▁were ▁injured ▁when ▁another ▁car ▁ram med ▁into ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁w agon . ▁Both ▁players ▁were ▁injured . ▁The ▁sever ity ▁of ▁the ▁accident ▁caused ▁Ark ansas ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁up coming ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁and ▁the ▁Red sk ins ▁were ▁t apped ▁as ▁a ▁replacement . ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁and ▁results ▁ ▁| - ▁! col span = 1 2 ▁style = | Reg ular ▁Season ▁ ▁| - ▁! col span = 1 2 ▁style = | ▁N IT ▁ ▁| - ▁! col span = 1 2 ▁style = | ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁ ▁| - ▁! col span = 1 2 ▁style = | ▁Red ▁Cross ▁Ben ef it ▁Game </ span > ▁ ▁Post season ▁ ▁National ▁Inv itation ▁Tournament ▁Ut ah ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁National ▁Inv itation ▁Tournament ▁and ▁lost ▁its ▁quarter final ▁match . ▁Qu arter final ▁Kentucky ▁ 4 6 , ▁Ut ah ▁ 3 8 ▁ ▁NCAA