FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas sophomore Karter Knox recorded his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while freshmen Darius Acuff Jr. and Meleek Thomas combined for 38 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to lead #21 Arkansas to a 93-56 basketball victory over Central Arkansas Tuesday night at Bud Walton Arena.
Read more: Arkansas pulls away in 2nd half to beat UCA, 93-56With the win, Razorback head coach John Calipari earns career victory 879, which ties him with Dean Smith for the sixth most NCAA Division I wins.
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Knox was a key reason Arkansas led 43-34 at halftime with his 14 points and seven boards at the break. In the second half, the Razorbacks pulled away, using a 17-1 run, including a 13-0 spurt, midway through the half to secure the win.
Acuff scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half, going 7-of-9 from the field and 3-of-5 from 3-point range. He finished with six rebounds and four assists. Specifically, with Arkansas up 10 (47-37), Acuff made three-straight 3-pointers to push the lead to 56-39.
Thomas scored 17 points with six rebounds and a team-high six assists. Including the two exhibitions and the three regular-season games, Thomas leads the team in scoring, rebounds and assists.
Nick Pringle just missed a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds and Malique Ewin contributed 10 points.
Arkansas was able to out-score the Bears, 50-22, in the second half by holding UCA to 0-of-18 shooting from 3-point range. Over the last two games, Arkansas opponents are a combined 5-of-55 (9%) from beyond the arc.
Camren Hunter and Ty Robinson led UCA with 16 and 15 points, respectively.
Arkansas continues its four-game homestand on Friday versus Samford, followed by Winthrop (Nov. 18) and Jackson State (Nov. 21). All three games are set to begin at 7 pm.
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