GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Arkansas 83, Louisiana State 75
By ERIC W. BOLIN<
Associated Press
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Justin Smith had 19 points and 10 rebounds, helping No. 20 Arkansas beat Cameron Thomas and LSU 83-75.
The Razorbacks (19-5, 11-4 Southeastern Conference) had four players score in double figures in their sixth straight win. Moses Moody had 18 points on 3-for-14 shooting, and reserve J.D. Notae also scored 18.
Arkansas grabbed control with a 16-2 run in the second half. Jalen Tate made two foul shots, Davonte Davis scored and Moody capped the surge with a layup, making it 72-55 with 7:04 left.
LSU, one of the highest scoring teams in Division I, went without a field goal for more than five minutes during the key stretch.
Arkansas reached the bonus with 11:46 left and made eight foul shots during its big run. The Razorbacks went 23 of 31 from the line for the game. LSU (14-8, 9-6) committed 22 fouls, including 13 in the second half.
Thomas, the No. 4 scorer in the nation, scored 25 points, shooting 11 of 19 from the field. His teammates combined to shoot 33% (19 of 57) from the field.
Davis added 15 points for the Razorbacks on 7-for-12 shooting.
February 27, 2021
By ERIC W. BOLIN<
Associated Press
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Justin Smith had 19 points and 10 rebounds, helping No. 20 Arkansas beat Cameron Thomas and LSU 83-75.
The Razorbacks (19-5, 11-4 Southeastern Conference) had four players score in double figures in their sixth straight win. Moses Moody had 18 points on 3-for-14 shooting, and reserve J.D. Notae also scored 18.
Arkansas grabbed control with a 16-2 run in the second half. Jalen Tate made two foul shots, Davonte Davis scored and Moody capped the surge with a layup, making it 72-55 with 7:04 left.
LSU, one of the highest scoring teams in Division I, went without a field goal for more than five minutes during the key stretch.
Arkansas reached the bonus with 11:46 left and made eight foul shots during its big run. The Razorbacks went 23 of 31 from the line for the game. LSU (14-8, 9-6) committed 22 fouls, including 13 in the second half.
Thomas, the No. 4 scorer in the nation, scored 25 points, shooting 11 of 19 from the field. His teammates combined to shoot 33% (19 of 57) from the field.
Davis added 15 points for the Razorbacks on 7-for-12 shooting.
February 27, 2021
| LSU | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| T. Watford | F | 38 | 6-15 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1-7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| A. Hyatt | F | 24 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| D. Days | F | 18 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 0-8 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| C. Thomas | G | 38 | 11-19 | 2-4 | 1-5 | 1-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| J. Smart | G | 37 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| J. LeBlanc Sr. | 22 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| M. Wilkinson | 12 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| E. Gaines | 7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| J. Cook | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199 | 30-76 (.395) |
6-12 (.500) |
9-28 (.321) |
12-39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 75 | |
| Arkansas | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| J. Smith | F | 38 | 8-12 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| C. Vanover | F | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Davis | G | 38 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| M. Moody | G | 36 | 3-14 | 11-14 | 1-5 | 3-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| J. Tate | G | 12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| J. Notae | 32 | 5-15 | 6-9 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
| J. Williams | 30 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| D. Sills | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| V. Jackson Jr. | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 27-62 (.435) |
23-31 (.742) |
6-20 (.300) |
9-45 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 83 | |
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