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Arkansas beats Robert Morris 76-53 as Hogs own the glass
The No. 19 Razorbacks shook off a cold start, outrebounded the visitors 45-21 and rolled to a 23-point home win.
The No. 19 Razorbacks leaned on their size and beat Robert Morris 76-53 at Bud Walton Arena.
The win moves Arkansas to 2-1 on the season with SEC play still to come.
The rebounding numbers weren’t close. Arkansas pulled down 45 boards and Robert Morris had 21, so the Hogs more than doubled them.
Somebody on the visiting bench is going to have a long film session.
Arkansas also scored 44 points in the paint to just 20 for the visitors. The Hogs made 31 of 62 shots for 50%, while Robert Morris went 19 of 51 for 37.3%.
The ball moved well, too. Arkansas finished with 25 assists and Robert Morris had 11.
Freshman guard Davion Thompson scored 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting. He also hit two of his three 3-pointers.
He’s just 17 years old, and the team’s social media account wanted everybody to know it. It posted “REMINDER THAT DAVION THOMPSON IS 17 YEARS OLD!” while he was piling up points.
Junior forward Billy Richmond III led all scorers with 16 points. He made 8 of 14 shots and added four rebounds, four assists and a steal. He reached double figures after the break.
Robert Morris jumped out early
It didn’t start smoothly for the home team. Robert Morris opened with a 5-0 lead and made its first three shots from beyond the arc.
The Razorbacks spent the first nine minutes playing from behind. The visitors held a 15-12 edge with 10:36 left in the half and were still up 22-19 with 7:25 to go.
Darius Livingston was a big part of that and finished the half with eight points.
Arkansas settled in after that. The Hogs closed the half on a 12-2 run and took a 39-30 lead into the locker room.
Offensive rebounds kept them afloat before halftime. Arkansas grabbed seven of them in the first half and turned those extra looks into 13 points. That’s more than their nine-point lead at the break.
Senior forward Cooper Bowser was a big reason why. He posted a double-double and led the team in rebounds.
Bowser also caught and finished four alley-oop dunks, which is a lot of lobs for one defense to give up.
Freshman forward JJ Andrews chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds. He and Bowser gave Robert Morris trouble inside, and the paint numbers back that up.
A 16-1 run settles it
Robert Morris hung around to start the second half. Arkansas led only 50-45 with 12:25 left.
The Razorbacks then scored 16 of the next 17 points to stretch the margin to 66-46. Arkansas was up 72-50 with 4:01 left and outscored Robert Morris 37-23 after halftime.
Senior guard Ace Valentine paced Robert Morris with 13 points and a team-high five assists while making 5 of 11 shots.
Sophomore guard KJ Garris Jr. added 11 points, but he needed 13 shots to make three of them.
The visitors actually made more 3-pointers than Arkansas, eight to five. It took them 27 tries to get there, though, and the Horizon League squad fell to 0-3.
Arkansas went just 5 of 15 from deep and still won by 23. Turns out that’s what happens when you grab 24 more rebounds than the other guys.
| Sat, Sep 5 |  | vs North Alabama | W 31-14 |
| Sat, Sep 12 |  | @ Utah | L, 43-10 |
| Sat, Sep 19 |  | Georgia | L, 45-17 |
| Sat, Sep 26 |  | Tulsa | W 34-6 |
| Sat, Oct 3 |  | @ Texas A&M | L, 34-7 |
| Sat, Oct 10 |  | Tennessee | L, 24-17 |
| Sat, Oct 17 |  | @ Vanderbilt | W 31-21 |
| Sat, Oct 31 |  | vs Missouri | L, 34-10 |
| Sat, Nov 7 |  | @ Auburn | L, 26-23 |
| Sat, Nov 14 |  | South Carolina | 6:45 PM SEC Network |
| Sat, Nov 21 |  | @ Texas | 2:30 PM ABC or ESPN |
| Sat, Nov 28 |  | vs LSU | Early Kickoff 11:00 AM-Noon |
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