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Nashville’s Bill King on how KJ Jefferson will fit with Gus Malzahan
Considering track record at Central Florida with John Rhys Plumlee, what he is looking for with former Hogs’ quarterback.
Halftime Pod Presented By Eastside Liquor- January 2nd, 2024
Phil, Matt, and Big C recap the College Football Playoff and talk KJ to UCF.
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Democrat-Gazette’s Tom Murphy: Linebackers leaving Hogs a concern
Now five at the position have left the team and now questions why that many position players jumping off team.
Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Michigan and Washington advance to the National Championship
Tye, Tommy & Big C on Hogs win vs UNC Wilmington, Bama/Michigan, Texas/Washington, Cowboys/Lions. Tom Murphy joins!
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Menifield’s third outing with Hogs lands SEC honor
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas sophomore guard Keyon Menifield Jr., was named the SEC Player of the Week after scoring a career-high 32 points in the win over UNC Wilmington on Saturday.
Menifield was 8-of-14 from the field (including 3-of-7 from 3-point range) while connecting on 13-of-17 from the free throw line. In fact, he drew nine fouls while committing zero. He added five assists and four rebounds. Also, in a 16-point win, Menifield was one of just two Razorbacks with a plus/minus in double digits at +17.
Menifield scored 17 of his 32 in the first half as Arkansas took a seven-point lead at the break, going 5-of-7 from the field (2-of-3 from deep) and making 5-of-8 from the line. He was the only Razorback to play all 20 minutes of the second half where he scored 15 points thank to making 8-of-9 at the line.
Arkansas opens SEC play versus No. 25 Auburn on Saturday (Jan. 6). Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2. You will also be able to list to the game online at HitThatLine in broadcast markets and on ESPN Arkansas radio stations.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
Another 20-point game from Scott paces Hogs’ win
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas (12-3) used a strong second half to defeat Incarnate Word (7-4), 67-48 on New Year’s Eve. The Razorbacks outscored UIW 40-28 in the second half, including a 21-point fourth quarter.
Taliah Scott led the game with 24 points, while Maryam Dauda scored 11 of her 13 points in the third quarter. Saylor Poffenbarger pulled down 19 rebounds in the win to elevate the Hogs’ record to 12-3 going into SEC play.
The Hogs won the tip and Samara Spencer got Arkansas on the board first by making one of two free throws, but that was all the team could get, as the Hogs started out the game shooting 0-for-4 from the field. UIW jumped out to a 7-1 lead, but Taliah Scott helped the Hogs get its first field goal nearly four minutes into the game with a layup, which started a 7-0 run.
Arkansas retook the lead with a Spencer 3-pointer. The Razorbacks led 8-7 with 4:08 left in the first quarter. Out of the media timeout, UIW nailed down a triple, but Makayla Daniels had an answer with a triple of her own. Scott then found a transition 3-pointer and the Hogs went up, 14-10 after one quarter.
Scott nailed a 3-pointer in the Hogs’ first possession of the second quarter. UIW responded with a layup, and then Arkansas went on a 7-0 run, as the Cardinals were held in a scoring drought for nearly four minutes. In that run, Saylor Poffenbarger made a driving layup, Makayla Daniels knocked down her second 3-pointer of the game and Spencer took it to the hoop for a layup.
At the media timeout taken at the 4:03 mark, Arkansas led, 24-14. The Cardinals went on a 5-0 run to cut the lead to seven. Arkansas could not get any field goals for the remaining 4.5 minutes of the half, leading 27-20.
IUW outscored the Hogs 6-2 in the opening three minutes of the third quarter, as Arkansas’ lead was cut, 29-26. Scott then hammered down a triple, her third of the day, but UIW had an answer with a jumper. At the media timeout taken at the 4:34 mark, Arkansas led, 34-28.
The Hogs went up by 10 thanks to going 6-for-6 from the free throw line during a stretch. The Cardinals broke a two-minute scoring drought with a layup, but Dauda had an answer with an and-1, as the Hogs went up by 11. UIW had a successful 3-point play on the other end to cut the lead to eight, but Dauda had a nice cut in the basket, as Scott found her for the layup.
Dauda then came up with a second-chance layup off her own miss, elevating her point total in the quarter to 11. UIW then had an answer at the buzzer with a second-chance layup. Arkansas led, 46-36, going into the final 10 minutes.
Scott nailed down a jumper on the Hogs’ opening possession of the fourth quarter. The Cardinals had an answer with a. jumper, but Scott had another response with a layup. Off an Arkansas turnover, UIW nailed a 3-pointer. After Arkansas committed three turnovers in less than 1.5 minutes, Scott nailed down a jumper to earn her 10th 20-point game of the year.
UIW took a timeout, as the Hogs led, 52-41 with 6:26 left in the game. Scott knocked down her fourth triple of the game. At the media timeout taken at the 4:38 mark, Arkansas held a 55-41 lead. Arkansas’ scoring run continued out of the media timeout to a 15-3 one capped off by a Poffenbarger triple and a second chance layup by Cristina Sánchez Cerqueira.
The Hogs got a basket from Karley Johnson, her first field goal at Arkansas, as the Hogs outscored the Cardinals, 21-12 in the fourth quarter. Arkansas cruised to a 67-48 victory.
Hogs Highlights
• Scott paced the Hogs with 24 points off four 3-pointers. She also added a career-high four assists and three boards with a +21 +/-
• Dauda scored 11 of her 13 points in the third, while going 5-of-5 from the free throw line. She added five boards and a career-high four blocks
• Poffenbarger finished shy of a double-double with nine points and 19 rebounds. She added two assists
• Additionally, Poffenbarger has logged four 19+ rebound games this season. She is the only Hogs to come up with four 19+ rebound games in their career, and all four of these performances have come this season
• Spencer logged nine points, three rebounds and two steals
• Daniels registered eight points, five boards and three steals. Her three steals moved her up to No. 5 on the all-time career list for steals, now with 221
• Arkansas outrebounded UIW, 42-35
• The Hogs logged 16 points off of turnovers compared to UIW’ nine
• Arkansas shot 17-of-20 from the field for 85 percent
Next Game
Arkansas will get SEC play started on Thursday at Kentucky. The Hogs and Wildcats will tipoff at 6 p.m. from Rupp Arena on SECN+.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
Menifield helps Hogs find offense with big offensive win
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Behind a career-high 32 points from Keyon Menifield, playing just his third game, Arkansas broke the 100-point barrier for the first time since March 2021 and the fourth time in the Eric Musselman era as the Razorbacks defeated UNC Wilmington 106-90 Saturday afternoon at Bud Walton Arena.
Menifield., whose previous best was 27 points at Washington last season versus Oregon, was 8-of-14 from the field, including three 3’s, and was 13-of-17 at the free throw line. He added five assists and was +17 – one of two Hogs with as double-digit plus/minus.
While it was newcomer Menifield who had his career high, a pair of returning Razorbacks – Davonte Davis and Jalen Graham – also played key roles in the win.
Davis, who was just a combined 1-of-4 from 3-point range over the last six games, was 3-of-3 from deep in the first half and finished with a Devo-like 14 points, six rebounds, six assists, three steals and just one turnover while leading the team with a +21. Graham scored a season-high 16 (7-of-11 FG) with six rebounds.
Arkansas finished shooting 52.4% from the field as the Hogs have now shot at least 50% in 7-of-13 games this season. There were a combined 77 free throws attempted in the game with Arkansas making 33-of-43 and UNCW making 24-of-34.
Tramon Mark (18 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field and 7-of-8 from the line) and Trevon Brazile (12 points) contributed to the 100-point effort. Brazile also led the team with eight rebounds.
UNCW was led by Trazarien White and Shykeim Phillips, each scoring 25 points.
There were eight ties and eight lead changes in the first half, but Arkansas led for 10:26. Menifield led the Hogs with 17 first-half points and Davis added 11, going 3-of-3 from 3-point range.
Arkansas will return to action next Saturday (Jan. 6, 2024) when the Razorbacks open SEC play versus Auburn. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. at Bud Walton Arena and the game will be televised on ESPN2.
Hogs Game Notes
• Arkansas starters were Keyon Menifield Jr., Davonte Davis, Tramon Mark, Trevon Brazile and Chandler Lawson.
• Arkansas controlled the tip to start the game.
• Razorback Trevon Brazile scored the first points of the game, a put-back at 19:32.
• For the first time in the Musselman era, Arkansas’ first subs were five players – Khalif Battle, Jalen Graham, Joseph Pinion, Denijay Harris and El Ellis.
• This was the first meeting between Arkansas and UNCW.
• Keyon Menifield got his first start (in his third game) as a Razorback. It was his sixth career game with at least 20 points, five coming last season at Washington.
• This was the 18th time a Razorback has scored at least 30 points in a game (and the second time this season). Overall, it is the 139th time a Razorback has scored at least 30 points and Menifield is the 53rd Razorback to accomplish the feat.
• This was the fourth time Arkansas has scored at least 100 points in a game in the Eric Musselman era and the first time since beating South Carolina, 101-73, in Columbia on Mar. 2, 2021. The 106 points are the second-most by Arkansas in the Musselman era with the most being a 142-62 win over Mississippi Valley State in the 2020-21 season opener.
• Menifield ties Ted Thompson for the quickest to 30 points in a Razorback uniform. Thompson scored 33 points in his third game (vs. Western Kentucky 12/3/1973).
• Arkansas improves to 32-13 all-time in games played on Dec. 30 and 2-0 under Coach Musselman.
• UNCW (1st) and Arkansas (7th) entered the game among the NCAA top 10 in bench points. UNCW finished with 47 (thanks to 25 from White) and Arkansas had 27 (thanks to 16 from Graham).
• The 33 free throws made and 43 attempts are the second-most by Arkansas in the Musselman era. Arkansas entered the game 8th in the NCAA in free throw attempts (26.7) and 13th in makes (19.1)
• Arkansas only committed eight turnovers including just two in the second half. This was the second game Arkansas committed single-digit turnovers as Arkansas only committed four in the win over Old Dominion.
• Arkansas scored 58 second-half points, the most by the Hogs in the period this season.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
Reaction to Milroe’s comments in Friday’s Ruscin & Zach podcast
Our final show of the year features Zach’s take on the Milroe comments about Bill O’Brien, DQ’s abbreviated week in review and Ruscin is over Michigan and its cheating scandal.
