FAYETTEVILLE – #19/21 Arkansas went on a 28-0 run in the first half to beat Maryland Eastern Shore 109-35 on Monday night at Bud Walton Arena.

The 74-point victory represented the third-largest margin of victory in school history and marked the 146th time Arkansas had reached the century mark all-time. UMES’s 35 points, along with three other points, are the third-worst total by a Razorback opponent. (Vanderbilt scored 33 points on January 12, 2013 and SMU scored 33 points on February 24, 1981.) The last time Arkansas held an opponent to just 35 points was 200.5 at the hands of Southern Miss on November 30.

It was the 46th time a Calipari-coached college team scored at least 100 points, and the 35 points was the second-fewest point by an opponent facing a Calipari-coached college team.

Seven Razorbacks scored in double figures, with freshman Karter Knox leading the way with 21 points, while Billy Richmond III added 14 points and nine rebounds.

Johnell Davis got on track, going 4 of 7 from 3-point range with four assists and five rebounds and scoring 16 points. Boogie Fland also scored 16 points with six assists and five rebounds. Adou Thiero filled the stat sheet again with 11 points, five assists and four steals.

Next up, Arkansas travels to the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City to face Illinois on Thanksgiving Day. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. (CT) and the game will be televised on CBS. It will be the first time CBS will broadcast a college basketball game on Thanksgiving.

FIRST HALF: Arkansas 60 – UMES 15

• Arkansas started with a 9-0 run and led 15-3.
• Arkansas went on a 28-0 run (including 30-1).
• Arkansas’ 45-point lead was the largest in school history. The Hogs led Alcorn State 45-71-26 at halftime on November 13, 2009.
• The 60 points ranks 20th in the first half.
• The 15 points are the eighth fewest points scored by an opponent in the shot clock era.
• Arkansas shot 66.7% from the field while UMES held to 21.4%.
• Arkansas had 13 assists on 22 made baskets.
• Johnell Davis led the way with 13 points. Karter Knox added 12 and Zvonimir Ivisic had 10.

SECOND HALF: Arkansas 49 – UMES 35

• Arkansas shows no signs of slowing down with a 17-0 run to start the second half.
• DJ Wagner led Arkansas with 12 points in the second half, going 3 of 6 from 3-point range.
• Adou Thiero had four assists and three steals in the second half.

PLAYING NOTES:

• Arkansas’ starting lineup consisted of Boogie Fland, DJ Wagner, Johnell Davis, Adou Thiero and Zvonimir Ivisic.
• Arkansas won the opening tip. The Hogs have won the tip in all six games.
• Boogie Fland scored the first points of the game with a jumper at 19:44.
• Trevon Brazile and Billy Richmond III were Arkansas’ first substitutes.
• Casmir Chavis, Melo Sanchez, Ayden Kelley and Kareem Watkins saw their first action of the season. Casmir Chavis scored his first college points.
• Arkansas made a season-high 15 3-pointers, with Johnell Davis scoring four, Zvonimir Ivisic scoring three and DJ Wagner scoring three.

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