Karter Knox leads no. 19 in Arkansas to 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 Monday in Fayetteville, Ark.

Boogie Fland recorded six assists and five rebounds as Arkansas finished with 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Billy Richmond III and Zvonimir Ivisic each scored 14, while DJ Wagner added 13 points.

Arkansas (5-1) has now won four straight after losing to Baylor on Nov. 9.

Arkansas used a 28-0 run spanning 7:27 of 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 into halftime with a 60-15 lead. They opened the second half on a 19-2 run and extended their lead to 62 points with 13:57 left.

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

Overall, 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 each added six points, 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 range. The Razorbacks outscored UMES 31-0 in points off turnovers, forcing 19 while turning the ball over just four times themselves. They outshot UMES 49-30.

–Field-level media