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No. 20 Arkansas out to halt road woes vs. reeling Oklahoma
No. 20 Arkansas is hoping to turn its road struggles around when it takes on Oklahoma on Tuesday in Norman, Okla.,The Razorbacks have dropped their last two away games and are 1-3 in true road games this season.,Arkansas is coming off an 85-81 home win over LSU on Saturday where they shot just 38.9%...
Darius Acuff Jr. takes over, powers No. 20 Arkansas over LSU
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 24 of his career-high 31 points in the second half and the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks overcame an eight-point deficit before holding off LSU 85-81 in an SEC game Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Acuff, the only freshman in NCAA Division I averaging at least 19 points and six as...
Darius Acuff Jr.'s takes over, powers No. 20 Arkansas over LSU
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 24 of his career-high 31 points in the second half and the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks overcame an eight-point deficit before holding off LSU 85-81 in an SEC game Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Acuff, the only freshman in NCAA Division I averaging at least 19 points and six as...
John Calipari challenging No. 20 Arkansas to avoid complacency vs. LSU
No. 20 Arkansas enters the defense of its unbeaten home record Saturday with a simple directive from coach John Calipari.,"Everybody says you guys play really well and then you get arrogant," Calipari said he told the Razorbacks after their 93-68 home victory over No. 15 Vanderbilt on Tuesday.,"You ...
Without Bill Self, No. 19 Kansas hangs on to beat Colorado
Melvin Council Jr. had 18 points and seven rebounds in No. 19 Kansas' 75-69 win over Colorado on Tuesday without coach Bill Self, who did not travel with his team to Boulder, Colo., after an illness that required him to be hospitalized Monday.,Self mentioned in a statement Tuesday that he was "feeli...
Kansas State gets first Big 12 win over Utah in dramatic fashion
P.J. Haggerty scored 34 points and Kansas State overcame Terrence Brown's 33 points in an 81-78 win over Utah in Manhattan, Kan. Tuesday night., ,It was the first conference win for Kansas State after an 0-5 start in Big 12 play., ,The nation's fourth leading scorer didn't get going until the second...
Darius Acuff Jr. stars as No. 20 Arkansas blasts No. 15 Vanderbilt
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 17 points and added five assists, Malique Ewin and Kevin Knox scored 16 points apiece, and the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks overwhelmed the No. 15 Vanderbilt Commodores 93-68 in an SEC game at Fayetteville, Ark. on Tuesday.,Trevon Brazile had 10 points and 14 rebounds, Meleek T...
No. 15 Vanderbilt, No. 20 Arkansas aim to regain past form
No. 15 Vanderbilt and host No. 20 Arkansas will attempt to reverse recent trends when they meet in a Top 25 matchup Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,After the best start in school history, the Commodores (16-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) have lost their last two, most recently 98-94 to then-No. 19 Fl...
No. 10 Vanderbilt, No. 17 Arkansas aim to regain past form
No. 10 Vanderbilt and host No. 17 Arkansas will attempt to reverse recent trends when they meet in a Top 25 matchup Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,After the best start in school history, the Commodores (16-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) have lost their last two, most recently 98-94 to then-No. 19 Fl...
Late foul, clutch free throws help Oklahoma State survive Kansas State
Vyctorius Miller hit three free throws with 2.8 seconds left to give Oklahoma State an 84-83 Big 12 win over Kansas State in Stillwater, Okla. on Saturday.,The Cowboys (14-4, 2-3 Big 12) were down by two when they inbounded the ball with four seconds left.,Miller was trapped in the corner and had to...
Jeremiah Wilkinson, Blue Cain lift No. 21 Georgia over No. 17 Arkansas
Jeremiah Wilkinson and Blue Cain combined for 38 points to help propel No. 21 Georgia to a 90-76 victory over No. 17 Arkansas on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Athens, Ga.,With the game tied at 70 with 5:52 remaining, Georgia scored 10 unanswered points - including a pair of 3-pointers ...
Kansas caps off strong week with convincing win over Baylor
Darryn Peterson scored 26 points on 11-of-13 shooting to help Kansas roll to an 80-62 victory over Baylor on Friday night in Big 12 action at Lawrence, Kan.,Flory Bidunga had 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting, added 11 rebounds and matched his season best of five blocked shots for the Jayhawks (13-5, 3...
No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 21 Georgia to feature plenty of points
A shootout between two high-scoring offenses could be brewing on Saturday when No. 17 Arkansas travels to face No. 21 Georgia in Athens in a Southeastern Conference showdown.,Georgia (14-3, 2-2 SEC) leads the nation at 96.4 points per game, while Arkansas (13-4, 3-1) is fifth in the conference (90.5...
Darius Acuff Jr. propels No. 17 Arkansas past South Carolina
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 18 points and added a season-high 13 assists, Meleek Thomas contributed five 3-pointers and 21 points off the bench, and No. 17 Arkansas blew out South Carolina 108-74 on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Malique Ewin added 18 points for the Razorbacks (13-4, 3-1 Southeastern C...
South Carolina, No. 17 Arkansas move past tough losses
No. 17 Arkansas suffered its worst loss of the season Saturday, and coach John Calipari does not plan a video review.,"I'm burning the tape," Calipari said after the Razorbacks' 95-73 defeat at Auburn that dropped them two spots in the AP Top 25.,"This stuff happens. They (the players) are not robot...
Auburn dismantles No. 15 Arkansas for first SEC win
Keyshawn Hall scored 30 points, KeShawn Murphy had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the host Auburn Tigers cruised to a 95-73 victory over the No. 15 Arkansas Razorbacks for their first SEC win Saturday., ,Elyjah Freeman added 13 points and Kevin Overton scored 10 for the Tigers (10-6, 1-2 SEC), who b...
Arizona State or Kansas State will earn first Big 12 win in faceoff
Kansas State and Arizona State will each attempt to win their first Big 12 game of the season when the teams meet Saturday at Tempe, Ariz.,Both teams enter 9-6 overall and 0-2 in conference play, and they are coming off losses by similar scores against ranked teams on the road Wednesday.,Kansas Stat...
Brayden Burries buries 28 points as No. 1 Arizona routs Kansas State
Brayden Burries tied a career high with 28 points with nine rebounds and Motiejus Krivas finished with a career-best 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 1 Arizona to a 101-76 victory Wednesday night over Kansas State at Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (15-0, 2-0 Big 12) is off to its best start in since beg...
No. 15 Arkansas grabs early lead, holds off Ole Miss down the stretch
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 26 points and handed out nine assists as No. 15 Arkansas took the lead less than six minutes into the game and never looked back, holding off Ole Miss 94-87 on Wednesday night in Oxford, Miss.,Trevon Brazile added 18 points, Meleek Thomas and Billy Richmond III had 13 each, a...
No. 18 Arkansas heads to Ole Miss on road not recently traveled
After just one SEC game, No. 15 Arkansas already sees a brighter road ahead., ,The Razorbacks (11-3, 1-0, SEC), who lost their first five conference games under coach John Calipari last season, won their league opener Saturday when they defeated then-No. 19 Tennessee 86-75 at Fayetteville, Ark., ,No...