National Basketball Association
Auburn 90, Arkansas 86
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials:
# J.B. DeRosa, # Tony Greene, # Antinio Petty
Attendance:
14351
By The Sports Xchange
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Auburn won on the road for just the second time this season, hitting three 3-pointers during a 1:21 stretch late in the second half and holding on for a 90-86 victory over Arkansas on Wednesday night in a Southeastern Conference game at Bud Walton Arena.
The Tigers (10-15, 4-9 SEC) took the lead for good on the first of back-to-back 3-pointers from sophomore guard T.J. Lang with 2:32 left.
Freshman guard Bryce Brown hit his ninth 3-pointer of the game with 1:11 left and Auburn made four free throws in the final 30 seconds to hang on for the victory, its first in nine meetings against Arkansas.
The Razorbacks (12-14, 5-8) opened the second half with a 15-2 run and led by as many as nine points with just more than 12 minutes remaining before the Tigers rallied.
Brown led Auburn with 27 points, senior forward Tyler Harris had 19, Lang scored 17 and senior forward Cinmeon Bowers added 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Senior guard Anthlon Bell led Arkansas with 21 points, junior forward Moses Kingsley had 20 and junior guard Dusty Hannahs chipped in with 18.
The Tigers shot 61 percent from the field, including 65 percent from 3-point range.
Brown hit six 3-pointers in the first half and the Tigers shot 60 percent. Harris scored 13 points in the opening 20 minutes on 5-of-6 shooting from the field.
Top Game Performances
Auburn |
|
Arkansas |
Bryce Brown 27 |
Scoring |
Anthlon Bell 21 |
Cinmeon Bowers 6 |
Assists |
Jabril Durham 10 |
Cinmeon Bowers 10 |
Rebounds |
Moses Kingsley 10 |
Cinmeon Bowers 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Jabril Durham 6 |
Tyler Harris 3 |
Steals |
Jabril Durham 4 |
Horace Spencer 7 |
Blocks |
Moses Kingsley 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Auburn
|
90 |
61.1 |
15-23 |
9-19 |
18 |
30 |
9 |
6 |
21 |
Arkansas
|
86 |
43.9 |
9-25 |
19-31 |
19 |
31 |
7 |
12 |
12 |