National Basketball Association
Arkansas 79, Utah Valley 46
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 3, 2015
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials:
# Sean Casey, # Kevin Fehr, # John Heatly
Attendance:
15410
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Arkansas 79, Utah Valley 46: Alandise Harris scored a season-high 17 points and the host Razorbacks routed the Wolverines for their fifth straight victory.
Bobby Portis recorded 12 points and nine rebounds as Arkansas (11-2) won its 26th straight non-conference game at home and 52nd in a row at home over an unranked non-conference opponent. Michael Qualls added 11 points and nine rebounds as the Razorbacks won the battle on the boards 55-30 - 16-4 on offense.
Moses Kingsley registered 10 points and five rebounds while Rashad Madden contributed eight points and five assists for Arkansas, which was 21-of-25 from the free-throw line. Donte Williams scored 14 points for Utah Valley (5-9), which shot 29.3 percent from the field and was 8-of-27 from 3-point range.
The Razorbacks never trailed and took their first double-digit lead when Jacorey Williams dunked to make it 21-11. After the Wolverines went on a 7-0 spurt - the last five by Donte Williams - to close the gap to 27-21, Arkansas answered with nine straight points and finished the first half on a 15-2 run to move in front 42-23.
The Razorbacks scored the first six after the break and, after Donte Williams scored five consecutive points, Arkansas unleashed a 15-2 burst to take a 63-30 lead with 9:26 remaining as Utah Valley made one field goal in 7:15. Arkansas stretched its advantage to 70-35 on two Portis free throws with 5:51 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Razorbacks open their SEC season at Georgia on Saturday. ... Portis fell one rebound shy of his third consecutive double-double and had his streak of games with 18 or more points and seven or more rebounds end at six. ... Arkansas entered the game as the best 3-point shooting team in the SEC at 40.7 percent, but was 4-of-21 against the Wolverines.
Top Game Performances
| Utah Valley |
|
Arkansas |
|
Donte Williams 14 |
Scoring |
Alandise Harris 17 |
|
Donte Williams 4 |
Assists |
Rashad Madden 5 |
|
Jaden Jackson 5 |
Rebounds |
Bobby Portis 9 |
|
Donte Williams 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Alandise Harris 6 |
|
Marcel Davis 1 |
Steals |
Nick Babb 1 |
|
Brenden Evans 1 |
Blocks |
Michael Qualls 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah Valley
|
46 |
29.3 |
8-27 |
4-8 |
10 |
28 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
| Arkansas
|
79 |
40.3 |
4-21 |
21-25 |
14 |
52 |
6 |
8 |
11 |
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