Karter Knox leads No. 19 Arkansas to rout of UMES

Karter Knox scored 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting and Johnell Davis added 16 points as No. 19 Arkansas beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 109-35 on Monday in Fayetteville, Ark.

Boogie Fland registered six assists and five rebounds for Arkansas to go with 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Billy Richmond III and Zvonimir Ivisic chipped in 14 each, while D.J. Wagner added 13 points.

Arkansas (5-1) has now won four games in a row after losing to Baylor on Nov. 9.

Arkansas used a 28-0 run across 7:27 in the first half to extend its lead from 19-8 to 47-8. They led by as many as 46 points in the first half and went to the break with a 60-15 lead. They opened the second half on a 19-2 run, extending their lead to 62 points with 13:57 remaining.

Arkansas went ahead 100-26 with 6:32 remaining, extending its lead to a game-high 74 points. The Razorbacks would match that total once more, taking a 104-30 lead with 2:13 remaining. UMES made two of its first 15 shot attempts after halftime. UMES shot 8-of-33 (24.2 percent) in the second half after shooting 6-of-28 (21.4 percent) in the first half.

In total, UMES (2-7) shot 14-of-61 (23 percent) from the field and 4-of-26 (15.4 percent) from deep. They had three assists on 14 made field goals as a team.

KC Shaw and Jose Cuello each tallied seven points to lead UMES in scoring. Christopher Flippin and Kyrell Shaw added six points apiece, but no other Hawk scored more than three points.

Arkansas shot 40-for-72 (55.6 percent) from the field for the game, making 15 of 34 (44.1 percent) attempts from long distance. The Razorbacks outscored UMES 31-0 in points off turnovers, forcing 19 while turning the ball over only four times themselves. They outrebounded UMES 49-30.

--Field Level Media