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Hogs go cold in second half, fall to Kentucky, 87-72

Arkansas could not hold on to its early lead Tuesday night, as the the Razorbacks fell to the Kentucky Wildcats, 87-72, in Bud Walton Arena.

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas could not hold on to its early lead Tuesday night, as the the Razorbacks fell to the Kentucky Wildcats, 87-72, in Bud Walton Arena.

The Razorbacks came out swinging.

Arkansas used an 11-0 run right out of the gate to go up early on the Wildcats. The Razorbacks hit their first two 3-point attempts to take a 6-0 lead, before needing a little help on the offensive glass from senior forward Dustin Thomas.

Thomas tied his career high in offensive boards just in the first three minutes of the game with four, as the Razorbacks would score five early second chance points off of his rebounds.

Kentucky clawed back in it to eventually take the lead, but Arkansas tied it at half, 43-43, thanks for senior guard Daryl Macon, who hit a last second three.

Macon led the Razorbacks at the break with 14 points, going 4-of-7 from deep.

With 13 minutes and 16 seconds left in the game, Arkansas led 61-56 after a pull-up 3 in transition by Anton Beard.

The Wildcats would go on a 25-5 run over the next eight-plus minutes to take their largest lead of the night at 81-66. A big reason for that run was Arkansas’ inability to create anything on the offensive end.

The Razorbacks went seven minutes and 43 seconds without a basket. Arkansas missed 10 of its last 12 shots of the game, including a streak of seven straight.

Kentucky went on to win 87-72, as the Razorbacks fall to 19-9 overall this season, 8-7 in SEC play.

Macon led Arkansas with 26 points on 8-of-16 shooting, hitting 4-of-9 from behind the arc.

Senior forward Dustin Thomas led Arkansas in rebounding, pulling down 10 boards, including a career-high six on the offensive end, to go along with six points.

Beard scored 13 for Arkansas and had a team-high five assists.

Arkansas returns to action on Saturday, as the Razorbacks travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for a 5 p.m. tip off against the Alabama Crimson Tide on SEC Network.

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2024 High School Rankings

Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (18)8-02521
2.Conway (6)8-02302
3.Greenwood (2)8-02103
4.Little Rock Parkview7-11714
5.Bentonville5-31416
6.Benton7-11265
7.Fayetteville6-21008
8.Pulaski Academy6-2757
9.Rogers5-3459
10.Shiloh Christian6-24010
Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (20)8-01241
2.Conway (6)8-01052
3.Bentonville5-3753
4.Fayetteville6-2455
5.Pulaski Academy6-2354
Others receiving votes: Rogers 5.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (26)8-01301
2.Benton7-11022
3.Shiloh Christian6-2713
4.Marion7-1524
5.Mountain Home7-131
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (23)7-11271
2.Joe T Robinson7-1902
3.Valley View (3)8-0803
4.Hot Springs Lakeside7-1484
5.Farmington7-130
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (19)8-01161
2.Arkadelphia (5)6-2792
3.Little Rock Mills (1)8-0703
4.Warren6-2404
5.Malvern (1)8-0315
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
4.Bismarck (15)8-01054
5.Fordyce (4)8-0765
Prescott (3)7-1531t
1.Osceola (2)6-149
3.Mayflower (1)8-036
Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (21)8-01211
2.Conway Christian (4)8-01042
3.Des Arc7-1663
4.Bigelow (1)6-2455
5.Murfreesboro6-230
Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)5-0761
2.Midland (1)7-0502
3.Cedar Ridge7-1253
Others receiving votes: Rector 5.

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