National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arkansas 92, Colorado St. 66
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials: # Doug Shows, # Tony Henderson, # Pat Evans
Attendance: 7882

Senior guard Jaylen Barford and sophomore guard C.J. Jones each scored 19 points to help Arkansas roll to a 92-66 victory over Colorado State on Tuesday in a nonconference game at Fayetteville, Ark.

Freshman forward Daniel Gafford added 14 points for the Razorbacks (6-2). Jones connected on 7 of 9 field-goal attempts for Arkansas, which committed only five turnovers while forcing the Rams into 19.

Junior guard Prentiss Nixon scored a career-best 31 points for Colorado State (4-5). Nixon made 5-of-8 3-pointers while the rest of the Rams were a combined 4 of 17.

Arkansas spotted the Rams the first 10 points before dominating the rest of the contest with its pressure defense. The Razorbacks had a 27-6 edge in points off turnovers.

The Razorbacks led by 18 at halftime and quickly stretched the lead to 59-32. Barford culminated the 12-3 opening stretch with a 3-pointer with 15:42 left in the contest.

Arkansas' lead topped out at 29 points.

Jones scored 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting as the Razorbacks took a 47-29 lead into the break.

Nixon's three-point play gave Colorado State a 13-2 lead before Arkansas even made its first field goal. But the Rams went scoreless for nearly 6 1/2 minutes as the Razorbacks ripped off 19 consecutive points.

Gafford scored seven points during the surge and Jones capped it with a jumper to give Arkansas a 21-13 lead with 10:18 left in the half.

The margin was eight with less than two minutes left in the half before Jones and Barford each connected on 3-pointers during a half-ending 10-0 burst to increase the Razorbacks' lead to 18.
Top Game Performances
 
Colorado St.   Arkansas
Prentiss Nixon 31 Scoring Jaylen Barford 19
Che Bob 2 Assists Daryl Macon 7
Nico Carvacho 9 Rebounds Daniel Gafford 6
Prentiss Nixon 10 Free Throws Made Daniel Gafford 4
Anthony Bonner 1 Steals Anton Beard 2
Che Bob 1 Blocks Daniel Gafford 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Colorado St. 66 36.5 9-25 19-28 8 35 1 3 19
Arkansas 92 52.2 9-24 13-18 22 29 3 6 5