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Razorbacks roll past Little Rock on Sunday for third straight win

Arkansas won its third straight game inside Bud Walton Arena on Sunday afternoon, downing Little Rock, 73-39.

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Arkansas (9-2) won its third straight game inside Bud Walton Arena on Sunday afternoon, downing Little Rock (5-5), 73-39.

The Razorbacks’ defense was absolutely stifling, holding the visitors to just 26% from the field and 12% from beyond the arc. The Hogs have now held two opponents under 40 points this year, as Tarleton State only scored 33 points in the season opener.

Redshirt senior Amber Ramirez got it working from deep, hitting four of her eight long balls en route to a 14-point performance. Sophomore Sasha Goforth matched Ramirez, going for 14 points herself.

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Turning point

It was a sluggish start for both offenses, as it took almost three minutes of game time before the game’s first points to be scored.

Both defenses looked much sharper than their opposing offenses, and the first quarter ended with an offensive whimper, as Little Rock led, 13-12.

The Razorbacks held the Trojans to 25% shooting in the first half and forced 12 turnovers, but they committed nine themselves, and the first half ended with Arkansas holding an eight-point lead, 26-18.

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The Hogs found a better rhythm offensively in the second half, as Ramirez and Elauna Eaton started to find the touch from deep, combining for 15 points off the three-ball in the second half.

Razorback forward Destinee Oberg had a huge impact off the bench, scoring 10 points in the second half.

Arkansas held Little Rock to 26% shooting on the night, including a 2-16 clip from three-point range, and ran away with this one in the end. Arkansas outscored its in-state foe by 26 in the final 20 minutes.

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 Hogs highlights

• Oberg tallied the first double-double of her career in just 17 minutes of play, going for 10 points and 10 rebounds, both career-highs.

• Goforth nearly double-doubled herself, pulling down eight rebounds to go with her 14 points.

• Makayla Daniels held Sali Kourouma, who was averaging 21.7 points per game coming in, to just eight points on 2-16 shooting. Kourouma also had eight turnovers.

• Eaton got back into double-figures, scoring 11 points, eight of which came in the second half.

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Next game

Arkansas heads down to Little Rock, where they will finish their in-state schedule with a showdown against Central Arkansas in Simmons Bank Arena.

That game is set to tip at 1 p.m.

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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 (25)10-02681
2.Greenwood (2)10-02343
30Conway9-12022
4.Little Rock Parkview9-11714
5.Bentonville7-31625
6.Benton9-11486
7.Fayetteville8-21117
8.Pulaski Academy8-2898
9.Rogers7-3439
10.Joe T. Robinson9-122
Others receiving votes: Valley View 8, Mountain Home 7, Cabot 6, Little Rock Catholic 6, Shiloh Christian 6, Elkins 1, Farmington 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (27)10-01351
2.Conway9-11022
3.Bentonville7-3813
4.Fayetteville8-2454
5.Pulaski Academy8-2395
Others receiving votes: Rogers 3.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (27)10-01351
2.Benton9-11082
3.Mountain Home8-2623
4.Shiloh Christian7-3494
5.Little Rock Catholic9-1345
Others receiving votes: Marion 6.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (27)9-11351
2.Joe T. Robinson9-11062
3.Valley View10-0793
4.Farmington9-1484
5.Hot Springs Lakeside8-2205
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 7, Harding Academy 7, Morrilton 3.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (20)10-01261
3.Arkadelphia (5)8-2913
2.Little Rock Mills (1)10-0682
4.Warren8-2554
5.Dardanell (1)9-123
Southside Batesville10-023
Others receiving votes: Malvern 12, Gravette 5, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
1.Bismarck (12)10-01051t
2.Fordyce (10)10-0961t
3.Prescott (1)9-1704
4.Osceola (2)8-1543
5.Booneville (1)9-1395
Others receiving votes: Mansfield (1) 23, Rivercrest 10, Rison 4, Salem 4.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (20)10-01271
2.Conway Christian (7)10-01152
3.Des Arc8-2595
4.East Poinsett Co.7-352
5.Bigelow6-4183
Murfreesboro7-3184
Others receiving votes: Mount Ida 6, Junction City 4, Cross County 3, Poyen 3.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (27)5-0811
2.Midland9-0532
3.Cedar Ridge8-1253
Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3.

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