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#14/15 Arkansas Edged by #22/21 Michigan State, 69-66 #14/15 Arkansas Edged by #22/21 Michigan State, 69-66

#14/15 Arkansas Edged by #22/21 Michigan State, 69-66

Michigan State opened the second half with a 9-3 run, grabbed a 45-42 lead and held off a late Arkansas charge to win, 69-66, Saturday night at the Breslin Center.

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Arkansas, led by 2015 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee John Calipari, and Michigan State, led by 2016 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee Tom Izzo, are set to square off in a top-25 matchup as the #14/15 Razorbacks travel to the Breslin Center to face the #22/21 Spartans on Saturday (Nov. 8). Tipoff is set for 7 pm (ET)/6 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on FOX.

Razorback guards Darius Acuff Jr. and Meleek Thomas have been placed on national player of the year watch lists by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

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Trevon Brazile recorded his 11th career double-double, scoring a career-high 25 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, while freshmen Darius Acuff Jr. and Meleek Thomas combined for 43 points to lead #14/15 Arkansas to a 109-77 season-opening victory over Southern Monday night at Bud Walton Arena.

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Razorback guard Darius Acuff Jr., has been named 1 of 50 players – and 1 of 7 freshmen – to the 2025-26 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Watch List.

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