National Basketball Association
Texas 79, Arkansas 46
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Where: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Doug Sirmons, # Gary Maxwell
Attendance:
11881
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Jordan Hamilton led the way with 16 points and Tristan Thompson added 14 and seven rebounds as No. 12 Texas dominated Arkansas 79-46 Tuesday.
Gary Johnson added 13 points and nine boards for the Longhorns (12-2), who knocked down 9-of-18 3-pointers and forced 21 turnovers.
Texas opened the game with a 10-2 run and stretched it to 28-9 when Thompson capped a 9-0 burst with a dunk at the 8:10 mark of the first half. The Razorbacks managed to get their feet back under them a bit, closing to 37-24 at the break.
But the Longhorns would not let Arkansas (10-3) get any traction in the second half, opening with a 13-3 spurt and pushing the lead to 78-39 before emptying the bench at the 3:39 mark.
Texas has won six straight and gets No. 9 Connecticut at home Saturday before beginning Big 12 play at Texas Tech next Tuesday. The difficult stretch starts Jan. 19 against No. 16 Texas A&M with four of five against ranked teams.
Top Game Performances
Arkansas |
|
Texas |
Rotnei Clarke 11 |
Scoring |
Jordan Hamilton 16 |
Julysses Nobles 2 |
Assists |
J'Covan Brown 5 |
Delvon Johnson 9 |
Rebounds |
Gary Johnson 9 |
Jeff Peterson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Gary Johnson 3 |
Julysses Nobles 3 |
Steals |
Dogus Balbay 5 |
Glenn Bryant 2 |
Blocks |
Jordan Hamilton 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arkansas
|
46 |
34.7 |
3-13 |
9-12 |
5 |
28 |
5 |
8 |
|
Texas
|
79 |
45.7 |
9-18 |
6-13 |
15 |
37 |
8 |
13 |
|