No. 25 Arkansas shoots its option to runaway win over Fresno State

Darius Acuff Jr. had 18 factors, eight assists and 5 rebounds, Meleek Thomas and D.J. Wagner had 12 apiece factors and the No. 25 Arkansas Razorbacks rolled over the Fresno State Bulldogs, 82-58, on Saturday afternoon in North Little Rock, Ark.

Karter Knox had 11 for the balanced Razorbacks (7-2), whose solely two losses are to ranked opponents Duke and Michigan State.

Acuff, Thomas and Knox had three 3-pointers apiece because the Razorbacks made 11 of 30 from distance. D.J. Wagner made two threes.

Wilson Jacques had 12 factors and a game-high 14 rebounds and reserve Jac Mani had 12 factors for the Bulldogs (6-4), who’ve misplaced two in a row after a four-game profitable streak.

Bulldogs guard Jake Heidbreder, who was averaging 20.0 factors a sport, had eight factors and was 1-of-10 from the sphere, 0-of-5 from distance. He had made no less than one three in each earlier sport.

Arkansas by no means trailed and led by as many as 32 whereas profitable for the sixth time in seven video games.

The Razorbacks shot 45.5% from the sphere. Their 11 3-pointers had been two in need of a season excessive.

The Bulldogs by no means obtained going in opposition to a protection that pushed them off the perimeter, capturing 34.9% from the sphere. They made 4 of 26 3-pointers and dedicated 17 turnovers.

Fresno State was 1-of-11 from the sphere to open the sport and was by no means nearer than seven factors after a Malique Ewin jumper made it 9-2 6:30 into the sport.

Thomas had 9 factors and Acuff had seven to assist the Razorbacks construct a 34-24 halftime lead. Knox made 3-pointers on their first two possessions of the second half to spark a 10-0 run for a 44-24 lead.

Knox added one other three and Acuff nailed two to make it 56-30 lead with 15:25 remaining. Acuff’s third three prolonged the result in 65-34 on the under-12 timeout.

Arkansas reserve Billy Richmond III was given a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected after he elbowed Bastien Rieber within the face as Fresno State was trying to inbound the ball following a Thomas three with 9:40 remaining in a 70-40 sport.

–Area Stage Media