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No. 21 Arkansas Tops Auburn 88-75 Behind Acuff’s 31, Richmond’s 25

Health uncertainties now loom over Arkansas’s tightened rotation entering a difficult closing stretch.

Overview

  • Arkansas improved to 19-6 overall and 9-3 in the SEC, moving into second place after the home win in Fayetteville.
  • The Razorbacks shot 57% from the field, and Darius Acuff went 10-for-15 with 7-for-10 from three as a second-half surge broke the game open.
  • Auburn was without leading scorer Keyshawn Hall for disciplinary reasons, while Tahaad Pettiford scored 29 points and KeShawn Murphy added 22.
  • D.J. Wagner and Karter Knox returned for limited minutes, and Knox exited late after apparently tweaking his left knee again, a developing situation.
  • Acuff became the second player in program history with at least 500 points and 150 assists in a season, joining Lee Mayberry.