Adou Thiero scored 16 points in the first half, Boogie Fland scored 21 in the second half and the No. 23 Arkansas Razorbacks defeated the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 92-62 on Monday night in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

As Arkansas won its sixth straight game (11-2), he collected a game-high 22 points from any player and pumped in a 30-point second-half victory, its third all-time in three meetings against Oakland ( 4-). 10).

In his sixth 20-point effort, Thiero added six rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks.

Fland, who had one point at halftime, made 8 of 15 field goals and dished out six assists.

Karter Knox added 17 points as the Razorbacks went 35 of 58 from the field (60.3 percent) while holding Oakland to 40 percent (24 of 60).

Trevon Brazile had seven rebounds and six blocks off the bench in the win.

Coach John Calipari’s Razorbacks will open Southeastern Conference play this Saturday at the No. 1 ranked Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville.

Oakland’s Tuburu Naivaluua scored 18 points and a game-best nine rebounds. Allen Mukeba had 17 points and six points as the Golden Grizzlies lost for the sixth time in seven games.

In a tight first five minutes, Oakland and Arkansas exchanged baskets, including a three-pointer by Malcolm Christie that gave Oakland an 11-10 lead. But Jonas Aidoo made it 12-11 for Arkansas immediately afterward, sparking a 15-6 run by the Razorbacks.

But after the home team built a 25:17 lead with two free throws from Fland at 9:53, the Horizon League school fought back and equalized with a dunk from Jaylen Jones at 6:55.

Both clubs were competent on offense in the first half, which ended with Arkansas leading 42-39, but no one was better than Thiero.

The 6-foot-3 Thiero was tenacious on both ends of the court with three rebounds, two steals and a block to go and had 16 points, while Knox scored 10 points in the first half.

Arkansas hit 16 of 28 field throws (57.1 percent) in the half. Oakland’s Mukeba and Naivaluua each scored 12 points as the team scored 16 points but missed one more shot than Arkansas (55.2 percent).

After missing his first six shots, Fland made a layup in the opposite direction nearly four minutes into the second half and hit a jumper for a 51-43 lead.

Arkansas extended the lead to double digits on Fland’s jump shot at 13:13 and eventually to 15 at 60-45.

–Field level media