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Hogs get close late, but can’t get past No. 1 South Carolina on Sunday
Arkansas trimmed a 20-point advantage to four with 4:20 to play, but ultimately fell to No. 1 South Carolina, 61-52, at Bud Walton Arena on Sunday afternoon.
The Hogs were led by Makayla Daniels and Amber Ramirez, who scored 17 and 14 points, respectively.
The loss dropped the Razorbacks to 11-6 overall (1-3 in SEC). South Carolina is 17-1 (5-1).
Sunday’s contest was a defensive battle, with neither team topping 18 points in any of the four quarters played.
The two teams traded 15-0 runs in the second half, but it was the experience of the country’s top team that helped South Carolina pull away in the final minutes.
The Gamecocks received big performances from Destanni Henderson and Aliyah Boston, who each went for 19 points. Boston added 13 rebounds in her double-double game.
Turning point
Arkansas traded punches with South Carolina in the opening quarter.
Ramirez and Henderson was the matchup to watch early, with Ramirez scoring 8 and Henderson 7 in the first quarter.
South Carolina started to find Boston in the second quarter, as the dominant forward tallied 11 points and six rebounds in the frame. Arkansas trailed by nine heading into halftime.
The Gamecocks started to show their dominance in the third quarter, stretching their lead out to 20 and appeared to be on cruise control to a fifth-straight win.
But the Hogs stuck to the fight, climbing back into the game with a 15-0 run that started in the fourth quarter and ended with just under seven minutes in the fourth.
Arkansas applied a lot of defensive pressure on Boston in the game’s waning minutes, holding her to just four points in the second half. While Arkansas, on the shoulders of Daniels, brought it back to a four-point game, the Razorbacks ran low on steam and fell by nine.
Hogs highlights
• Arkansas held South Carolina to its second-lowest scoring effort of the season, with Duke being the only team to hold the Gamecocks to fewer than 61 points (55).
• South Carolina committed 19 turnovers as a result of the Razorbacks swarming defense.
• Jersey Wolfenbarger made a difference on the defensive side, helping lock down Boston in the second half and finishing with a team high +13.
Up next
Arkansas’ next chance to get back in the win column comes on Thursday in Tuscaloosa when the Razorbacks face Alabama. That game is set to tip-off at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast on the SEC Network.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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Williams’ big plays lift Hogs to upset win over LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. — Jaylin Williams recorded his third straight double-double and made two key plays down the stretch to lead Arkansas to a 65-58 win over No. 12 LSU on Saturday afternoon at the Maravich Assembly Center.
Williams tallied 11 points and 13 rebounds (his fourth straight double-digit rebounds game) while tying his career-high with three steals.
The Razorbacks were also led by JD Notae, who had a game-high 19 points with four assists and was +18, the only Razorback in double digits.
LSU took its largest lead, 56-48, with a fastbreak dunk with 9:01 left. Arkansas called a timeout and responded with a 10-0 run to lead by two (58-56) at the 3:31 mark. Davonte Davis and Notae each drained 3-pointers in the run with Notae’s triple capping the spurt.
LSU tied the game on another dunk from Fudge with 2:16 remaining.
Undaunted, Williams sank his fourth 3-pointer of the season (and 11th of his career). On the ensuing possession, Williams took his fourth charge of the game. Then, still up three with 22 seconds left, Notae missed the front end of a 1-and-1.
Stanley Umude was there for the offensive rebound and putback for a five-point cushion. Au’Diese Toney, who finished with 12 pints, then sealed the win with two free throws with 11 ticks on the clock.
Davis, who had his tooth knocked out when he was fouled in the first half on a fastbreak dunk attempt, tied a career-high with eight rebounds. Umude added six rebounds.
Up next, Arkansas will play back-to-back home games, starting Tuesday (Jan. 18) versus South Carolina. Game time is set for 6 pm on the SEC Network.
FIRST HALF: LSU 32, Arkansas: 31
• LSU got off to a 9-2 start to force an early Razorback timeout. Arkansas answered with a 7-2 run to make the score 11-9.
• Arkansas took its first lead, 22=20 lead at 6;59, off two Chris Lykes free throws and led 26-24 at the final media timeout (3:19).
• Arkansas was 0-of-8 from 3-point range but still shot 40.7% from the field.
• Arkansas out-rebounded LSU 20-15 thanks to five boards from Davonte Davis.
• JD Notae led the Hogs with nine first-half points.
• Arkansas committed 10 first-half turnovers and forced LSU into seven.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
