#12/13 Arkansas Falls to #9/10 Virginia in Capital Showcase

November 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A 19-7 run to end the first half was too much for #12/13 Arkansas to overcome as #9/10 Virginia handed the Razorbacks a 91-72 setback in the Capital Showcase Sunday afternoon.

Virginia had its five starters score in double figures thanks to 18 assists. The Cavaliers also had 11 steals to force 15 Arkansas Razorback turnovers.

Preseason Player of the Year candidate Thijs De Ridder had a double-double for the Cavaliers, leading the team with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Sam Lewis also scored 16 for the Cavs.

Arkansas’s preseason Player of the Year candidate Jordan Smith Jr. had 19 points and four steals. Billy Richmond III added 11 points and seven rebounds. He tied his career-high with three blocked shots. Maper Maker also had three blocked shots and Cooper Bowser tied Richmond with seven rebounds.

Arkansas returns to Bud Walton Arena for a pair of home games. The Razorbacks host Robert Morris on Wednesday – Nov. 11, and host Central Arkansas on Friday – Nov. 13. Both games will start at 7 pm and be broadcast on SEC Network+.

FIRST HALF: ARK: 27 – UVA: 46

Arkansas scored first on three free throws by Miikka Muurinen.
Virginia took a 10-6 lead before a 7-2 Razorback run, led by the second unit, to give the Hogs a 13-12 lead. Davion Thompson scored twice in the run.
The Cavaliers answered with a 5-0 run to lead 17-13. They were in control the rest of the first half.
Arkansas did make a run to make the score 27-20. However, the Cavaliers ended the half on a 19-7 run, including an 8-0 spurt, to lead by 19 at the break.
Johann Grunloh led UVA with 11 points and Chance Mallory added 10.
Jordan Smith Jr. and Davion Thompson led Arkansas, each with six points.
Virginia was 5-of-14 from 3-point while Arkansas was just 1-of-8. The Cavs were also 7-of-8 at the line, compared to 6-of-13 by the Hogs.
Arkansas only had one assist with seven turnovers.
Billy Richmond III and Maper Maker each had three blocked shots for Arkansas

SECOND HALF: ARK: 45 – UVA: 45

The teams played the second half even. Not only was the score even, but the stats for both teams in the half were nearly the same.
Arkansas was 6-of-11 from 3-point in the second half and 5-of-5 at the line.
While the second half rebounds were 16-15 in UVA’s favor, the Cavaliers had 10 offensive boards to five for Arkansas.
Jeremiah Wilkinson and Miikka Muurinen combined to go 5-of-9 from 3-point range in the period. Wilkinson was 3-of-5 and scored 11 points while Muurinen was 2-of-4 and scored eight points.
Arkansas had nine assists in the second half, four by Richmond.
Sam Mewis led UVA with 11 second-half points.

NOTES:

Arkansas’ starting lineup was Jordan Smith Jr., Jeremiah Wilkinson, Billy Richmond III, Miikka Muurinen and Cooper Bowser.
Virginia won the opening tip.
Arkansas scored first on three free throws by Miikka Muurinen at 18:58.
• Arkansas’s first sub was Maper Maker at 17:23.
Arkansas and Virginia have now met on eight occasions. UVA owns a 5-3 advantage in the series.
This was Arkansas’s first time playing in Washington, D.C.
The game was a homecoming for D.C. native Jordan Smith Jr. and Cooper Bowser, who is from nearby Woodbridge, Va,

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