Arkansas 91-72 Pacific (Nov 18, 2024) Game Summary

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — — Adou Thiero scored 23 points and No. 20 Arkansas pulled away from Pacific for a 91-72 victory Monday night.

Thiero was 8 for 10 from the field as Arkansas (3-1) shot 60% as a team. Boogie Fland scored 20 points and Zvonimir Ivisic finished with 15. DJ Wagner had 14 points and five assists.

Pacific (3-3) lingered until the final 12 minutes, pulling within two at one point. But the Tigers went more than eight minutes without a field goal and Arkansas kept building its lead.

Takeaways

Pacific: It was one of the Tigers’ best games of the season, but they have lost three in a row. Elijah Fisher scored 23 points.

Arkansas: The new Razorbacks, in coach John Calipari’s first season, are finding an offensive rhythm, even with only one scholarship player returning from last year.

Key moment

Lamar Washington’s three-point play trimmed Pacific’s deficit to 59-57 with 12:57 left. But Wagner responded with a pitch to Arkansas. Johnell Davis’ 3-pointer lifted the Razorbacks to a 66-59 lead with 11:53 left.

Key state

Arkansas shot 43% (9 for 21) from 3-point range and 80% (20 for 25) from the free throw line. Pacific made just two of its last 16 shots from the field and shot 32% in the second half after shooting nearly 50% in the first.

Next

Pacific will play a second straight SEC team Friday when it travels to Missouri.

Arkansas gets in-state foe Little Rock at home on Friday.

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