Arkansas runs past South Carolina 

Arkansas runs past South Carolina as rookies Meleek Thomas (21 points and four steals) and Darius Acuff Jr. (18 points and 13 assists) led #17 Arkansas to a 108-74 victory over the Gamecocks in basketball Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena. 

Acuff’s 13 assists helped Arkansas dish out a season-high 27 assists, and the Razorbacks only committed four turnovers.  The Razorbacks also dominated in the specialty stats, outscoring South Carolina 22-2 in points off turnovers, 66-36 in points in the paint, 32-7 in fastbreak points and 47-15 in bench scoring. 

Thomas only missed one shot (8-of-9 FG • 5-of-5 3PT) in breaking the 20-point barrier for the fourth time this season. Acuff recorded his third double-double with his 13 assists tying for sixth-most by a Razorback in a game, second-most by a Razorback in an SEC game and second-most by a Razorback freshman. 

For Arkansas, this was the fifth time to score at least 100 points and the 108 total tied for the sixth-most in an SEC game. The Hog’s 34-point victory ties for the sixth-largest margin of victory in an SEC game. 

Arkansas used an early 12-2 run to lead 22-12 early in the first half and cruised the rest of the way. Arkansas also had a 16-1 run early in the second half to seal the victory with 14 minutes to play. 

Former Gamecock Nick Pringle scored a season-high 15 points with seven rebounds (six on the offensive end) – one shy of a season high – and he tied a season-high with three assists. Malique Ewin added 18 points, Trevon Brazile scored 13 and D.J. Wagner contributed 12. 

Meechie Johnson was the only Gamecock to score in double figures, but he led all scorers with 29 points. 

Arkansas hits the road to face Georgia on Saturday. Tipoff at Stegeman Coliseum is set for 3 p.m. in a game televised on ESPN2.

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