Baylor beats Arkansas in Dallas Duel

The No. 16 Arkansas Razorbacks (1-1) dropped their first game of the season in a 72-67 loss Saturday to a talented No. 8 Baylor Bears (1-1) squad in the Lone Star Showcase at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Arkansas never led in the game, which was also dubbed the “Dallas Duel,” and the Hogs only managed to tie the score up on one occasion (44-44). The Razorbacks again struggled from behind the arc, as they shot 5-for-20 from three on the evening. The Hogs turned the ball over 11 times and they had just eight points off the bench.

Forward Adou Thiero, a transfer from Kentucky, was the most valuable player for Arkansas in the game, as he led the team with 24 points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

Freshman guard Boogie Fland put together a solid performance with 17 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Guard Johnell Davis, a Florida Atlantic transfer, struggled with just eight points on 2-for-9 shooting from the field and an 0-for-5 mark from three.

The first two Razorback offensive possessions featured missed shots from Davis as Baylor came out running a zone defense that would stick for the rest of the game.

After forward Zvonimir Ivisic missed a two-pointer on the third possession, Fland worked around defenders and hit a jumper to make it a 4-2 deficit early. Shortly after, a steal from Fland led to a dunk from Thiero on the other end to tie the game, but then Baylor hit a shot to take an 8-6 led at the first media timeout.

Thiero provided the Razorbacks with some strong rim protection with a pair of blocks, but Baylor continued to find creases while Arkansas couldn’t get much to fall on the offensive end. The Hogs started the game 0-for-7 from three and they trailed 18-11 by the 11:24 mark in the first half.

A layup from Thiero finally broke the zone for once and ended a nearly four-minute drought without a field goal for the Hogs. Kentucky transfer guard D.J. Wagner picked up a steal and took it coast-to-coast for a score that cut the Baylor lead to…

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Publish date : 2024-11-10 02:42:00

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