Darius Acuff Jr. backed up his SEC Player of the Year honors with 37 points – the second-most by a Razorback in the SEC Tournament, to lead #17 Arkansas to an 82-79 victory over #11 seed Oklahoma in the SEC Quarterfinals Friday night at Bridgestone Arena.
Final StatsNo. 5 Arkansas scored six points from two finals on the first day of the NCAA Indoor Championships held at Randal Tyson Track Center. Heidi Hudson placed fourth in the long jump while Sydney Vaught finished eighth in the 5,000m.
TJ Pompey’s walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth powered #5 Arkansas to a 5-4 win against #3 Mississippi State Friday night at Baum-Walker Stadium on SEC Opening Day.
Box Score Presser: DVH Presser: Gibler, Pompey & SouzaNo. 1 Arkansas leads the NCAA Championships through five finals on the first day at Randal Tyson Track Center. The Razorbacks scored 14 points off a runner-up finish in the distance medley relay along with a third-place effort in the 5,000m.
Despite bouncing back well after a shaky first rotation, the No. 8 Gymbacks ultimately couldn’t overcome a strong Senior Night performance by the No. 2 LSU Tigers and fell 198.075-197.100.
Results
Razorback Raffle
Club América vs Club Tigres (March 28)