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02/14 22:01 CST Darius Acuff Jr., Billy Richmond III have career nights as No.
21 Arkansas beats Auburn
Darius Acuff Jr., Billy Richmond III have career nights as No. 21 Arkansas
beats Auburn
By ERIC W. BOLIN
Associated Press
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) --- Darius Acuff Jr. tied a career high with 31 points
and Billy Richmond III scored a career-high 25 to lead No. 21 Arkansas past
Auburn, 88-75 on Saturday night.
Acuff, who shot 10 of 15 from the field and 7 of 10 from 3-point range, made
three straight 3-pointers early in the second half as the Razorbacks (19-6, 9-3
Southeastern Conference) went on a 19-4 run before the first media timeout
after leading by six at halftime.
The freshman guard has scored in double figures every game this season and has
now scored 20 points or more in six straight games. Arkansas has gone 5-1 in
that span.
Richmond made 12 of 15 field goals to break his previous personal high of 16
points. Arkansas, as a team, shot 57% from the floor.
Auburn (14-11, 5-7) played without leading scorer Keyshawn Hall, who is
averaging 20.7 points per game. Coach Steven Pearl said Hall was out for
disciplinary reasons. Tahaad Pettiford scored 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting
and KeShawn Murphy added 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting. The rest of the Tigers
roster shot 22%.
The Tigers pulled within eight points with 8:25 left, but Richmond scored the
next five points and Acuff added another 3-pointer to build Arkansas' lead back
to double digits.
Acuff became the second player in Arkansas history to score at least 500 points
and dish out 150 assists in a season. Lee Mayberry did it three times from
1990-1992.
Up Next Auburn plays at Mississippi State on Wednesday night. Arkansas plays at Alabama on Wednesday night. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Up Next Auburn plays at Mississippi State on Wednesday night. Arkansas plays at Alabama on Wednesday night. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
