National Basketball Association
Arkansas 76, Louisiana-Lafayette 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 15, 2013
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials:
# Mike Nance, # C. J. Washington, # Kevin Fehr
Attendance:
12780
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Arkansas 76, Louisiana-Lafayette
63: Michael Qualls scored 16 points, including seven in the last six
minutes, as the Razorbacks pulled away late for the home win.
Alandise Harris led Arkansas
(2-0) with 19 points while Bobby Portis added 14. The Razorbacks
connected on just 2-of-13 attempts from 3-point range.
Louisiana-Lafayette (2-1) was
paced by Elfrid Payton's 27 points, though he committed nine
turnovers. Shawn Long added 12 points and Elridge Moore chipped in
10 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
The Ragin' Cajuns led by as many
as nine in the first half when Payton made two free throws with 11:09
to go. Arkansas rallied back though, using a 9-2 run to tie the game
at 25 on Portis' dunk with 7:27 to go, then went up by one at
half.
It was close throughout the
second half, and Long put the Ragin' Cajuns ahead 60-59 with a layup
with 6:09 to play. But the Razorbacks went on a 8-0 run over the next
3:21 to take control and finished on a 17-3 run.
GAME
NOTEBOOK: Payton scored more than 20 points for the third time in three
games this season, and finished four points short of his career-high
total of 31. … The Razorbacks won their 16th straight game at
Bud Walton Arena. … Arkansas leads the series 2-1.
Top Game Performances
| Louisiana-Lafayette |
|
Arkansas |
|
Elfrid Payton 27 |
Scoring |
Alandise Harris 19 |
|
Steven Wronkoski 3 |
Assists |
Michael Qualls 5 |
|
Elridge Moore 8 |
Rebounds |
Michael Qualls 8 |
|
Elfrid Payton 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Qualls 6 |
|
Elfrid Payton 3 |
Steals |
Fred Gulley 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Alandise Harris 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Louisiana-Lafayette
|
63 |
40.4 |
2-17 |
15-24 |
9 |
26 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
| Arkansas
|
76 |
50.9 |
2-13 |
20-26 |
16 |
27 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
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