National Basketball Association
Arkansas 79, Auburn 68
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 25, 2017
Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials:
# Mike Roberts, # Chuck Jones, # Brian Shey
Attendance:
8098
By The Sports Xchange
Jaylen Barford scored 20 points to help Arkansas beat Auburn 79-68 in a Southeastern Conference game on Saturday night at Auburn Arena in Auburn, Ala.
Dusty Hannahs contributed 18 points for Arkansas (22-7, 11-5 SEC), which has won five in a row. Daryl Macon came off the bench to score 13 points. Trey Thompson grabbed 11 rebounds.
Jared Harper scored 17 points for Auburn (17-12, 6-10), which has lost four of its last five. Mustapha Heron had 16 points and six rebounds.
The game remained close through most of the first half. Auburn took a 10-7 lead on a dunk by Anfernee McLemore. Arkansas went up 16-14 on a 3-pointer by Macon.
The Tigers led by one after a jumper by Ronnie Johnson with 4:39 to play in the first half. The Razorbacks then ended the half with a 13-3 run to take a 40-31 lead into the break. Barford made three consecutive baskets and Hannahs converted a three-point play to lead the late surge.
The Razorbacks stretched their lead to double digits on a basket by Barford early in the second half and went up 44-31 on a putback by Moses Kingsley. The Tigers battled back to cut the deficit to eight on a jumper by T.J. Dunans.
Auburn later got within six on a dunk by McLemore midway through the second half, but Arkansas responded with a 10-3 run to take a 65-52 lead on a jumper by Barford.
The Tigers made one more push to get within six on a 3-pointer by Bryce Brown, but a big basket by Thompson and free throws from Barford helped the Razorbacks withstand the charge.
Arkansas shot 50 percent from the field and amassed a 38-29 rebounding advantage. Auburn shot just 37.1 percent despite making 10 of 24 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Arkansas |
|
Auburn |
|
Jaylen Barford 20 |
Scoring |
Jared Harper 17 |
|
Trey Thompson 3 |
Assists |
Jared Harper 3 |
|
Trey Thompson 11 |
Rebounds |
Anfernee McLemore 8 |
|
Jaylen Barford 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Mustapha Heron 4 |
|
Dusty Hannahs 2 |
Steals |
Bryce Brown 1 |
|
Moses Kingsley 2 |
Blocks |
Anfernee McLemore 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Arkansas
|
79 |
50.0 |
5-17 |
16-20 |
13 |
38 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
| Auburn
|
68 |
37.1 |
10-24 |
12-23 |
11 |
29 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
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