Moses Kingsley learned a trick or two while practicing against former Southeastern Conference Player of the Year Bobby Portis over the last two seasons at Arkansas. Center Moses Kingsley and guard Anthlon Bell highlight the returnees. “It’s just anything I can do to help my team when I come back in”. He responded to the call with 21 points, 15 of which came from beyond the arc.
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· Mike Anderson coached teams have never lost a season opener, going 13-0 and averaging a 17-point margin of victory in those games. He only played 24 minutes. The Jaguars of the Southwestern Athletic Conference are coming off a season that saw them come within four points of an NCAA Tournament berth, falling to Texas Southern in the conference championship game.
Southern had pulled within six points with under eight minutes left after an Adrian Rodgers 3-pointer.
Arkansas led by as many as 20 points early in the second half, but Southern cut the lead to 62-56 when Rodgers capped a 9-0 run with his second 3-pointer of the game. He also added an emphatic two-handed dunk that put Arkansas up 80-61 late in the game. Hannahs jump-started the Razorbacks in the first half, scoring 13 points in 16 minutes.
Southern University’s Roman Banks yells to his players from the…
The Razorbacks hit 16-of-29 free throws (55.2 percent), including 7-of-18 in the second half, in an exhibition win over Southwestern Oklahoma State, making it an area that Anderson is focusing on entering the season opener.
Arkansas’ Jimmy Whitt (24) drives towards the key during the first…
Jabril Durham is starting at point guard and so far is being an effective distributor. Whitt finished 5 of 12 from the field and also had a pair of steals in 26 minutes.
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· After the Jaguars face the Razorbacks in Bud Walton Arena on Friday, they travel to Mississippi State for a matchup in Starkville on Monday, November 16.
