Arkansas Page 2 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Darius Acuff Jr. (37 points), Arkansas get past Oklahoma
Darius Acuff Jr. hit five 3-pointers among his 37 points, including a key 3 down the stretch, and No. 15 Arkansas held off 11th-seeded Oklahoma 82-79 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday.,Acuff beat the shot clock on a 3-pointer for a 79-75 edge with...
20 Arkansas tops Missouri in OT for John Calipari's 900th win
Meleek Thomas shot 5-for-6 from 3-point range en route to scoring 28 points and John Calipari won his 900th career game as the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks edged the Missouri Tigers 88-84 in overtime Saturday in Southeastern Conference action in Columbia, MO.,Arkansas (23-8, 13-5) won its regular-seas...
No. 20 Arkansas clinches SEC double-bye, rolls past Texas
Darius Acuff Jr. had 28 points and tied a season high with 13 assists, senior Trevon Brazile scored a career-high 28 points in his final home game and No. 20 Arkansas clinched a double-bye in the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 105-85 win over Texas in an SEC game Wednesday in Fayetteville...
SEC tournament roundup: Kentucky pounds Arkansas in opener
Clara Strack racked up 20 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks and Amelia Hassett drained six 3-pointers for her 18 points as No. 17 Kentucky kicked off the SEC women's basketball tournament with a 94-64 romp over Arkansas on Wednesday in Greenville, S.C.,The Wildcats (22-9) were seeded ninth in a c...
SEC tournament seeding on line for No. 20 Arkansas vs. Texas
No. 20 Arkansas and Texas enter their Southeastern Conference border war in Fayetteville Ark., on Tuesday after almost polar opposite results.,The Razorbacks (21-8, 11-5 SEC) look to recover from a 111-77 loss to No. 7 Florida on Saturday, a margin of defeat that tied for the largest in coach John C...
No. 7 Florida drubs No. 20 Arkansas, wins SEC regular-season title
Thomas Haugh scored 22 points, Ruben Chinyelu had 12 points and 16 rebounds for his 17th double-double, and No. 7 Florida clinched the Southeastern Conference regular-season title with a 111-77 rout of No. 20 Arkansas in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday. ,Alex Condon scored 17 points, Urban Klavzar an...
No. 20 Arkansas faces tall task against SEC favorite No. 7 Florida
Streaking No. 7 Florida seeks to clinch at least a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season title when the Gators meet No. 20 Arkansas on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.,Arkansas coach John Calipari knows what the Razorbacks are in for.,"They're the best team in our league right now, and we...
Darius Acuff Jr. helps No. 20 Arkansas hold off Texas A&M
Billy Richmond III scored 23 points, Darius Acuff Jr. posted 17 of his 22 points in the last nine minutes, and No. 20 Arkansas moved closer to a double bye in the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 99-84 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Malique Ewin had 18 points and ...
No. 20 Arkansas come from behind to take down Missouri
Billy Richmond III scored 21 points, Darius Acuff Jr. added 20 and No. 20 Arkansas overcame an early eight-point deficit for an 94-86 victory over Missouri in a Southeastern Conference game Saturday in Fayetteville., ,Reserve Malique Ewin had 16 points and eight rebounds while Meleek Thomas had 14 p...
No. 20 Arkansas, Missouri vying for coveted SEC tournament seedings
No. 20 Arkansas will take the floor against Missouri on Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville, Ark., with the new favorite for Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, Darius Acuff Jr.,The freshman guard posted a record-breaking 49-point performance in the Razorbacks' 117-115 double-overtime loss at...
No. 25 Alabama rallies past No. 20 Arkansas in 2OT thriller
Labaron Philon Jr. scored a season-high 35 points and added seven assists and No. 25 Alabama overcame a 14-point deficit for a wild 117-115 double overtime victory over No. 20 Arkansas on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference game in Tuscaloosa Ala.,Aiden Sherrell also had a season-high with 26 poi...
Career efforts from pair lift No. 21 Arkansas past Auburn
Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. tied a career high with 31 points and made a career-best seven 3-pointers as No. 21 Arkansas ran away from short-handed Auburn 88-75 on Saturday night in Fayetteville, Ark.,Billy Richmond III scored a career-high 25 points for the Razorbacks. He was 12 of 15 from the field ...
No. 21 Arkansas out for revenge hosting sluggish Auburn
Fresh off a pair of resounding victories, No. 21 Arkansas looks to avenge its most decisive loss of the season against slumping Auburn in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday.,The Razorbacks went "back to the basics" defensively in a 91-62 victory at LSU on Tuesday, according to coach John Calipari, in t...
No. 21 Arkansas steamrolls LSU behind Darius Acuff Jr.'s 28
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 28 points and No. 21 Arkansas never trailed in rolling past LSU 91-62 on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference action at Baton Rouge, La.,Meleek Thomas added 20 points, Trevon Brazile had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Billy Richmond III scored 13 for the Razorbacks (18-6, ...
No. 21 Arkansas rides depth into SEC encounter with LSU
Arkansas has been one of the more successful teams in the Southeastern Conference recently.,The No. 21 Razorbacks (17-6, 7-3 SEC) have won four of their last five games and are just one game behind conference-leading Florida going into their contest against LSU on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La. ,...
Darius Acuff Jr., No. 21 Arkansas too strong for Mississippi State
Darius Acuff Jr. put on a show with 24 points, eight assists and five rebounds, leading No. 21 Arkansas to an 88-68 win on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference game in Starkville, Miss.,Acuff was one of four players in double figures for the Razorbacks (17-6, 7-3), who received 19 points and seven ...
After a week off, No. 21 Arkansas strives to bounce back vs. Mississippi State
Arkansas coach John Calipari joked in a postgame press conference after a home loss to Kentucky that his team probably could use two weeks off.,But one week will have to suffice before the No. 21 Razorbacks return to Southeastern Conference action on Saturday afternoon against Mississippi State in S...
Kentucky blows big lead, rallies back to beat No. 15 Arkansas
Otega Oweh scored 24 points and had eight rebounds, Collin Chandler scored 13 points, and the Kentucky Wildcats rallied late after blowing a 13-point lead late to upset the No. 15 Arkansas Razorbacks 85-77 in a Southeastern Conference game in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday.,Malachi Moreno scored 11...
No. 15 Arkansas puts perfect home record on line vs. Kentucky
Arkansas turned its season around when John Calipari visited his old Kentucky home a year ago.,This season, the No. 15 Razorbacks will look to defend their 12-0 home record when the Wildcats and coach Mark Pope -- the right choice as his successor at Kentucky, Calipari said -- visit Fayetteville, Ar...
No. 15 Arkansas rallies for hard-fought win over Oklahoma
Darius Acuff Jr. totaled 21 points, nine assists and no turnovers while lifting No. 15 Arkansas to a come-from-behind 83-79 win over Oklahoma on Tuesday in Norman, Okla.,The Razorbacks (16-5, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) have won four of their past five games while the Sooners (11-10, 1-7) have drop...