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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas lost a quarter for the first time this season Monday night. It still left Bud Walton Arena with a win.
The Razorbacks beat Kansas City 89-81 to improve to 3-0. The Roos dropped to 2-1.
Two freshmen did most of the scoring. Kyiah Prestridge had 18 points, and Whitely Rogers added 17.
Arkansas started Prestridge, Rogers, senior forward D’Asia Thomas-Harris and senior guards Jianna Morris and Emily Robinson.
The quarter the Hogs lost was the third. Kansas City won it 19-15, and for a few minutes Arkansas couldn’t buy a basket.
The Razorbacks went 0-for-10 from the field with four turnovers while the Roos scored nine in a row over four minutes.
That run came right after Robinson opened the second half with a drive and a basket. Her bucket had made it a double-digit game again.
By the 3:29 mark of the third, Arkansas was only up five.
Senior forward Ayianna Johnson ended the dry spell with a layup. Kansas City scored the next five points and trailed by two with two minutes left in the period.
Thomas-Harris then gave Arkansas five straight. One of her baskets came with a foul, and she made the free throw.
The Hogs carried a 66-61 lead into the fourth quarter.
Both teams spent a lot of time at the foul line. Each was called for more than 25 fouls. Arkansas missed 12 free throws, and Kansas City missed 11.
The first half went better for Arkansas, at least after the opening quarter.
Kansas City led for most of the first 10 minutes. A 7-0 run put the Roos up 15-10 at the first media timeout, and they were ahead 25-22 after one.
Prestridge kept the Hogs close. She scored 8 of the team’s first 10 points and had 13 on 5-of-8 shooting by the end of the quarter. A 3 with 1:28 left got her to double figures.
Her next 3 came at 9:14 of the second quarter. It tied the game at 25, and Arkansas led the rest of the way.
The Razorbacks followed with an 18-3 run in the first 4:32 of the quarter to go up 15. Rogers knocked down two 3s in the period.
Kansas City got within eight with 20 seconds left before halftime. Fifth-year guard Kateri Poole made 1 of 2 at the line, and Arkansas led 51-42 at the break.
The Hogs shot 55.6% (20-of-36) in the half. Prestridge had 16 points at intermission, and Rogers had 8.
The fourth quarter started well. Every Arkansas player on the floor scored in the first 3:30, and the lead reached 10.
Then Robinson turned it over, and sophomore forward Daniah Trammell fouled at the other end. Roos guard Elauni Bennett made both free throws to cut the gap to four with 5:25 left.
Trammell fouled out two minutes later. She finished with 9 points.
Rogers made the next key plays. Her layup put Arkansas up eight with 2:37 left, and she came up with a steal on Kansas City’s next trip.
After the steal, Thomas-Harris tipped in an offensive rebound.
Kansas City scored on a layup and a free throw. Rogers answered with a 3 at the 1:36 mark.
She and sophomore guard Grace McCallop each made two free throws in the final 25 seconds.
Arkansas hosts UA-Pine Bluff at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Bud Walton Arena. The game will stream on SEC Network+.
