Karter Knox leads No. 19 Arkansas to UMES defeat

Karter Knox leads No. 19 Arkansas to UMES defeat

NCAA Basketball: Maryland – E. Shore at ArkansasNovember 25, 2024; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks forward Zvonimir Ivisic (44) grabs a rebound as Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks guard Jose Cuello (10) defends at Bud Walton Arena. Mandatory attribution: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images

Karter Knox scored 21 points on 8 of 14 shooting and Johnell Davis added 16 points as No. 19 Arkansas beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 109-35 on Monday in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Boogie Fland recorded six assists and five rebounds for Arkansas and scored 16 points on 5 of 7 shooting. Billy Richmond III and Zvonimir Ivisic contributed 14 points each, while DJ Wagner contributed 13 points.

Arkansas (5-1) has now won four straight games after losing to Baylor on Nov. 9.

Arkansas used a 28-0 run over 7:27 of the first half to extend its lead from 19-8 to 47-8. They led by as many as 46 points in the first half and went into halftime with a 60-15 lead. They opened the second half with a 19-2 run and extended their lead to 62 points with 13:57 left.

Arkansas took a 100-26 lead with 6:32 left and extended its lead to a game-high 74 points. The Razorbacks would match that tally again, taking a 104-30 lead with 2:13 left. UMES made two of its first 15 shot attempts after halftime. UMES shot 8 of 33 (24.2 percent) in the second half after shooting 6 of 28 (21.4 percent) in the first half.

Overall, UMES (2-7) shot 14 of 61 (23 percent) from the field and 4 of 26 (15.4 percent) from deep. As a team, they had three assists on 14 made field goals.

KC Shaw and Jose Cuello each scored seven points to lead UMES in scoring. Christopher Flippin and Kyrell Shaw each added six points, but no other Hawk scored more than three points.

Arkansas shot 40 of 72 (55.6 percent) from the field during the game and made 15 of 34 (44.1 percent) attempts from long range. The Razorbacks outscored UMES 31-0 in turnovers, forced 19 points and turned the ball over just four times. They outscored UMES 49-30.

–Field level media

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