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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arkansas 73, Kentucky 60
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 2, 2013
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials: # James Barker, # Lee Cassell, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 18139


Arkansas 73, Kentucky 60: Marshawn Powell scored 15 points and Coty Clarke posted his first career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds as the host Razorbacks won their 13th straight home game.

Clarke, a junior forward, was 4-of-5 shooting and added six assists and three steals, while BJ Young scored 13. Arkansas (18-11, 9-7 SEC) won despite shooting 34.8 percent (24-of-69).

Kentucky (20-9, 11-5) saw its three-game win streak end and fell to 3-2 since losing freshman center Nerlens Noel to a season-ending knee injury. Archie Goodwin led the Wildcats with 14 points, while Willie Cauley-Stein had 13 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.

Arkansas led by three at the break and opened the second half on a 27-15 run. The Razorbacks forced 19 turnovers, just above their season average of 17.6.

The Wildcats hit 3-of-14 from beyond the arc, including 1-of-6 by Julius Mays.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Kentucky leads the all-time series 25-9. … Arkansas improved to 33-4 at Bud Walton Arena under second-year coach Mike Anderson, including 17-1 this season. ... Six of Clarke's rebounds came on the offensive end.

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Top Game Performances
 
Kentucky   Arkansas
Archie Goodwin 14 Scoring Marshawn Powell 15
Archie Goodwin 2 Assists Coty Clarke 6
Willie Cauley-Stein 10 Rebounds Coty Clarke 12
Archie Goodwin 4 Free Throws Made Coty Clarke 6
Willie Cauley-Stein 2 Steals Mardracus Wade 4
Willie Cauley-Stein 4 Blocks Marshawn Powell 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kentucky 60 46.5 3-14 17-27 5 36 4 3 19
Arkansas 73 34.8 6-25 19-29 13 43 1 11 7