National Basketball Association
Arkansas 83, Wake Forest 53
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Jeff Clark, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance:
14574
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Arkansas 83, Wake Forest 53: Rashad Madden scored 11 points to lead six players in double figures as the host Razorbacks seized control early.
Bobby Portis had 10 points and seven rebounds and fellow starter Alandise Harris also scored 10 for Arkansas (2-0). Jacorey Williams, Moses Kingsley and Anton Beard all scored 10 points off the bench for the Razorbacks.
Devin Thomas had 19 points and 10 rebounds but was the only player who scored in double figures for Wake Forest (2-1). Darius Leonard and fellow reserve Madison Jones were the next highest scorers with six points apiece for the Demon Deacons.
Arkansas took command with a 15-0 run that gave the Razorbacks a 25-10 lead just past the midway point of the first half. The Razorbacks stretched the advantage to 20 with 5:38 left before settling for a 44-30 halftime lead.
The Demon Deacons threatened to get back into the game with an 8-2 run early in the second half that trimmed the deficit to 14, but Arkansas came right back with a 10-0 run to end the threat. Wake Forest missed its first 14 3-point attempts before Cornelius Hudson sank one with 4:49 left and the Demon Deacons finished 1-for-18 overall.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arkansas opponents had missed 20 straight 3-pointers overall before Hudson's late conversion ended the streak. ... Arkansas coach Mike Anderson coached his 100th game at the school. ... Wake Forest is just the second ACC team to visit Bud Walton Arena since it opened in 1993
Top Game Performances
Wake Forest |
|
Arkansas |
Devin Thomas 19 |
Scoring |
Rashad Madden 11 |
Codi Miller-McIntyre 3 |
Assists |
Jabril Durham 6 |
Devin Thomas 10 |
Rebounds |
Bobby Portis 7 |
Devin Thomas 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Alandise Harris 4 |
Madison Jones 1 |
Steals |
Manuale Watkins 5 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Bobby Portis 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Wake Forest
|
53 |
32.2 |
1-18 |
14-18 |
11 |
33 |
0 |
4 |
20 |
Arkansas
|
83 |
52.5 |
7-15 |
12-18 |
18 |
34 |
4 |
13 |
12 |