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No. 15 Arkansas uses balanced scoring to beat Mississippi 94-87 in SEC matchup

AP
Jan 07, 2026

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Darius Acuff, Jr. had 26 points and nine assists, and No. 15 Arkansas Razorbacks got double-figure scoring from five players in a 94-87 win over Mississippi on Wednesday night.

Arkansas (12-3, 2-0 SEC) used a decisive 14-6 run midway through the second half to build an insurmountable 76-61 lead. The win snapped a three-game losing streak to Ole Miss Rebels (8-7, 0-2).

The Rebels pulled within 91-87 in the final minute, but Acuff converted a short jumper and Trevon Brazile added a free throw to help seal the win. Arkansas finished 22 of 30 (73%) from the free throw line, including 11 of 12 by Acuff.

Brazile scored 18 points, Billy Richmond III and Meleek Thomas added 13 points apiece, and Karter Knox scored 10 in the balanced Arkansas performance.

Ole Miss was led by Ilias Kamardine and Malik Dia with 16 points apiece. AJ Storr scored 12 points, Eduardo Klafke had 11 in the second half and Patton Pinkins added 10.

Arkansas used a 10-2 surge in the final two minutes of the first half for a 42-32 lead at the break. Brazile and Thomas had 10 points apiece in the first half, as the Razorbacks never trailed after the opening five minutes.

The Arkansas win is a sharp contrast to last season when John Calipari’s club started 0-5 in SEC play. The Razorbacks rallied to finish 7-3 with a berth in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.

Ole Miss, after a Sweet Sixteen appearance in the NCAA Tournament, has struggled to replace four starters and three other significant contributors from last season's nine-player rotation.

Arkansas: Completes a two-game trip at Auburn on Saturday.

Ole Miss: Hosts Missouri on Saturday.

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1st Half
ARK
Razorbacks
42
MISS
Rebels
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Razorbacks gains possession)
19:41		D.J. Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Eduardo Klafke steals)
19:25		Ilias Kamardine turnover (bad pass) (Trevon Brazile steals)
19:21	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point dunk	2-0
19:00		Eduardo Klafke misses three point jump shot
18:58		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
18:41		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
18:39		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
18:36		James Scott blocks Nick Pringle's two point layup
18:34		Patton Pinkins defensive rebound
18:29		Darius Acuff Jr. shooting foul (Patton Pinkins draws the foul)
18:29		Patton Pinkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:29	+1	Patton Pinkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-1
18:14		Darius Acuff Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:12		Ilias Kamardine defensive rebound
17:45		Malik Dia misses three point jump shot
17:43		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
17:27	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point dunk (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)	4-1
17:17		Rebels 30 second timeout
16:49		Eduardo Klafke turnover (bad pass) (Nick Pringle steals)
16:41		Karter Knox turnover (bad pass)
16:24	+3	Ilias Kamardine makes three point jump shot (Malik Dia assists)	4-4
16:05		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
16:03		Rebels defensive rebound
16:03		Trevon Brazile personal foul
15:36	+2	James Scott makes two point dunk (Travis Perry assists)	4-6
15:15	+2	Darius Acuff Jr. makes two point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists)	6-6
15:03		D.J. Wagner personal foul
15:03		TV timeout
14:49		James Scott turnover (lost ball) (Darius Acuff Jr. steals)
14:41	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point jump shot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)	8-6
14:13		Ilias Kamardine turnover (bad pass) (Meleek Thomas steals)
14:10		Malik Dia blocks Meleek Thomas's two point layup
14:08		Billy Richmond III offensive rebound
14:05	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point layup	10-6
13:49		Ilias Kamardine misses three point jump shot
13:47		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
13:43		Darius Acuff Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:41		Razorbacks offensive rebound
13:33	+3	Meleek Thomas makes three point jump shot (Karter Knox assists)	13-6
13:19		Kezza Giffa misses two point layup
13:17		Meleek Thomas defensive rebound
13:13	+2	Karter Knox makes two point jump shot (Billy Richmond III assists)	15-6
12:50		Zach Day misses three point jump shot
12:48		Razorbacks defensive rebound
12:24		Meleek Thomas misses two point jump shot
12:22		Malik Dia defensive rebound
12:10	+3	Kezza Giffa makes three point jump shot (Zach Day assists)	15-9
11:52	+3	Karter Knox makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists)	18-9
11:28		Karter Knox shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
11:28		TV timeout
11:28	+1	Malik Dia makes regular free throw 1 of 3	18-10
11:28	+1	Malik Dia makes regular free throw 2 of 3	18-11
11:28	+1	Malik Dia makes regular free throw 3 of 3	18-12
11:10		Augusto CassiÃ¡ personal foul (Malique Ewin draws the foul)
11:07		Malique Ewin turnover (lost ball) (Malik Dia steals)
10:59	+2	AJ Storr makes two point layup	18-14
10:43		Malique Ewin misses two point jump shot
10:41		Augusto CassiÃ¡ defensive rebound
10:26		Malik Dia turnover (bad pass) (Meleek Thomas steals)
10:21	+2	Meleek Thomas makes two point layup	20-14
10:01		Patton Pinkins misses two point jump shot
9:59		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
9:51	+3	Billy Richmond III makes three point jump shot (Meleek Thomas assists)	23-14
9:34	+2	AJ Storr makes two point layup (Kezza Giffa assists)	23-16
9:21		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
9:19		Malik Dia defensive rebound
9:11	+2	Malik Dia makes two point jump shot	23-18
8:49		Patton Pinkins shooting foul (Meleek Thomas draws the foul)
8:49	+1	Meleek Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-18
8:49		Meleek Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:49		Razorbacks offensive rebound
8:32		Darius Acuff Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:30		James Scott defensive rebound
8:24		AJ Storr misses two point jump shot
8:22		Razorbacks defensive rebound
8:22		James Scott personal foul
8:07		Ilias Kamardine shooting foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
8:07	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-18
8:07	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-18
7:43		Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
7:41		James Scott offensive rebound
7:27		Zach Day misses three point jump shot
7:25		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
7:15		Meleek Thomas misses three point jump shot
7:13		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
7:11	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point dunk	28-18
6:39	+3	Ilias Kamardine makes three point jump shot (Zach Day assists)	28-21
6:25		Meleek Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Ilias Kamardine steals)
6:21	+2	Ilias Kamardine makes two point layup	28-23
6:05		Meleek Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Ilias Kamardine steals)
6:00		Ilias Kamardine misses three point jump shot
5:58		Travis Perry offensive rebound
5:41		Ilias Kamardine misses three point jump shot
5:39		Razorbacks defensive rebound
5:39		TV timeout
5:13	+2	Darius Acuff Jr. makes two point layup (D.J. Wagner assists)	30-23
4:54	+3	Travis Perry makes three point jump shot (Ilias Kamardine assists)	30-26
4:27	+2	Darius Acuff Jr. makes two point jump shot	32-26
4:03	+2	AJ Storr makes two point jump shot (Ilias Kamardine assists)	32-28
3:51		Darius Acuff Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:49		Ilias Kamardine defensive rebound
3:38		Darius Acuff Jr. blocks Ilias Kamardine's two point jump shot
3:36		Ilias Kamardine offensive rebound
3:32	+2	Ilias Kamardine makes two point layup	32-30
3:08		Darius Acuff Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:06		Rebels defensive rebound
3:03		TV timeout
2:48		Ilias Kamardine misses three point jump shot
2:46		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
2:31	+2	Meleek Thomas makes two point jump shot (Karter Knox assists)	34-30
2:12	+2	Malik Dia makes two point jump shot (AJ Storr assists)	34-32
1:56	+2	Meleek Thomas makes two point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists)	36-32
1:40		Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
1:38		Eduardo Klafke offensive rebound
1:35		AJ Storr personal foul
1:34		AJ Storr misses three point jump shot
1:32		Razorbacks defensive rebound
1:16		D.J. Wagner misses two point jump shot
1:14		Malik Dia defensive rebound
1:08		Ilias Kamardine turnover
0:48	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Meleek Thomas assists)	39-32
0:30		AJ Storr misses two point jump shot
0:28		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
0:08	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)	42-32
0:01		AJ Storr misses two point jump shot
0:00		Rebels offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ARK
Razorbacks
52
MISS
Rebels
55

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+2	James Scott makes two point dunk (Ilias Kamardine assists)	42-34
19:14		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
19:12		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
19:07		Darius Acuff Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:05		Patton Pinkins defensive rebound
18:48		Ilias Kamardine misses two point jump shot
18:46		Ilias Kamardine offensive rebound
18:41	+2	James Scott makes two point dunk (Ilias Kamardine assists)	42-36
18:39		TV timeout
18:32		Malik Dia shooting foul (Darius Acuff Jr. draws the foul)
18:32	+1	Darius Acuff Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-36
18:32	+1	Darius Acuff Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-36
18:29		Ilias Kamardine turnover (bad pass) (Karter Knox steals)
18:21	+2	Karter Knox makes two point jump shot	46-36
18:01	+2	Ilias Kamardine makes two point jump shot	46-38
17:45		Malik Dia blocks Meleek Thomas's three point jump shot
17:43		James Scott defensive rebound
17:38	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup (James Scott assists)	46-40
17:19		Darius Acuff Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:17		Patton Pinkins defensive rebound
17:11		Malik Dia misses two point jump shot
17:09		Malik Dia offensive rebound
17:03		Malik Dia misses two point layup
17:02		Malique Ewin defensive rebound
17:02		Patton Pinkins shooting foul (Billy Richmond III draws the foul)
17:02	+1	Billy Richmond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-40
17:02	+1	Billy Richmond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-40
16:41		Patton Pinkins misses three point jump shot
16:39		Karter Knox defensive rebound
16:32		Nick Pringle turnover (lost ball)
16:22		Kezza Giffa turnover (lost ball) (Darius Acuff Jr. steals)
16:10	+2	Darius Acuff Jr. makes two point layup	50-40
15:55	+3	Kezza Giffa makes three point jump shot (AJ Storr assists)	50-43
15:42		Meleek Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:40		Kezza Giffa defensive rebound
15:33		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Augusto CassiÃ¡ draws the foul)
15:33		TV timeout
15:33		Augusto CassiÃ¡ misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:33	+1	Augusto CassiÃ¡ makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-44
15:10		Augusto CassiÃ¡ shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
15:10	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-44
15:10	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-44
15:04	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup (Travis Perry assists)	52-46
15:04		Trevon Brazile shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
15:04	+1	Malik Dia makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-47
14:47		Meleek Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:45		Billy Richmond III offensive rebound
14:40	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point layup	54-47
14:27	+2	Malik Dia makes two point jump shot	54-49
14:04	+3	Meleek Thomas makes three point jump shot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)	57-49
13:53		Karter Knox blocks Malik Dia's two point jump shot
13:51		Karter Knox defensive rebound
13:43		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
13:41		AJ Storr defensive rebound
13:34	+2	AJ Storr makes two point jump shot	57-51
13:12		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
13:10		Billy Richmond III offensive rebound
13:06		Darius Acuff Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:04		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
12:51	+2	Darius Acuff Jr. makes two point jump shot	59-51
12:40		Trevon Brazile shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul)
12:40	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-52
12:40	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-53
12:29		AJ Storr personal foul
12:28		Darius Acuff Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Malik Dia steals)
12:13		Billy Richmond III personal foul
12:13		Karter Knox personal foul
12:11		Malik Dia offensive foul
12:11		Malik Dia turnover (offensive foul)
11:53		Darius Acuff Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:51		Razorbacks offensive rebound
11:51		Kezza Giffa personal foul
11:51		TV timeout
11:50		Karter Knox turnover (bad pass) (Ilias Kamardine steals)
11:45		Patton Pinkins turnover (out of bounds)
11:34	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)	61-53
11:15		Patton Pinkins misses two point jump shot
11:13		Razorbacks defensive rebound
11:13		Malik Dia personal foul (Malique Ewin draws the foul)
11:13	+1	Malique Ewin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-53
11:13		Malique Ewin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:13		Razorbacks offensive rebound
11:13		James Scott personal foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
11:13		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:13		Malik Dia defensive rebound
10:47		Karter Knox shooting foul (Ilias Kamardine draws the foul)
10:47	+1	Ilias Kamardine makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-54
10:47	+1	Ilias Kamardine makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-55
10:37		James Scott personal foul (Darius Acuff Jr. draws the foul)
10:37	+1	Darius Acuff Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-55
10:37	+1	Darius Acuff Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-55
10:24		Billy Richmond III shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
10:24		Malik Dia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:24		Malik Dia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:24		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
10:16	+3	Darius Acuff Jr. makes three point jump shot (Trevon Brazile assists)	67-55
9:56		AJ Storr misses three point jump shot
9:54		Malik Dia offensive rebound
9:52	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	67-57
9:50		Rebels 30 second timeout
9:42	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point layup (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)	69-57
9:28		Darius Acuff Jr. personal foul (Patton Pinkins draws the foul)
9:28	+1	Patton Pinkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-58
9:28	+1	Patton Pinkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-59
9:13		Darius Acuff Jr. misses two point layup
9:11		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
9:11	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point layup	71-59
8:57		Malik Dia misses three point jump shot
8:55		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
8:50		Malik Dia personal foul (Darius Acuff Jr. draws the foul)
8:50	+1	Darius Acuff Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-59
8:50	+1	Darius Acuff Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-59
8:45	+2	AJ Storr makes two point layup	73-61
8:17	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point layup	75-61
8:17		Corey Chest shooting foul (D.J. Wagner draws the foul)
8:17	+1	D.J. Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	76-61
8:01		Augusto CassiÃ¡ misses three point jump shot
7:59		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
7:46		Augusto CassiÃ¡ personal foul (Malique Ewin draws the foul)
7:46		TV timeout
7:46		Malique Ewin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:46		Malique Ewin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:46		Karter Knox offensive rebound
7:44		AJ Storr blocks Karter Knox's two point layup
7:42		Karter Knox offensive rebound
7:35		Travis Perry personal foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
7:35		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:35	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-61
7:21	+3	Eduardo Klafke makes three point jump shot	77-64
7:20		Rebels 30 second timeout
7:02	+3	Karter Knox makes three point jump shot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)	80-64
6:44	+2	Patton Pinkins makes two point layup (Eduardo Klafke assists)	80-66
6:29		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
6:27		Rebels defensive rebound
6:27		Malique Ewin personal foul (Eduardo Klafke draws the foul)
6:27	+1	Eduardo Klafke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-67
6:27	+1	Eduardo Klafke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-68
6:14		Nick Pringle offensive foul
6:14		Nick Pringle turnover (offensive foul)
6:01	+2	Eduardo Klafke makes two point jump shot (Koren Johnson assists)	80-70
5:45		Patton Pinkins personal foul (Darius Acuff Jr. draws the foul)
5:45	+1	Darius Acuff Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-70
5:45	+1	Darius Acuff Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-70
5:25	+2	Eduardo Klafke makes two point jump shot (Augusto CassiÃ¡ assists)	82-72
5:05	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)	85-72
4:44	+3	Patton Pinkins makes three point jump shot (James Scott assists)	85-75
4:20	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)	88-75
4:19		Nick Pringle personal foul (Patton Pinkins draws the foul)
4:19		TV timeout
4:19	+1	Patton Pinkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-76
4:19	+1	Patton Pinkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	88-77
4:04		Eduardo Klafke blocks Darius Acuff Jr.'s two point jump shot
4:02		Augusto CassiÃ¡ defensive rebound
3:52	+2	Augusto CassiÃ¡ makes two point layup (Eduardo Klafke assists)	88-79
3:52		Meleek Thomas shooting foul (Augusto CassiÃ¡ draws the foul)
3:52	+1	Augusto CassiÃ¡ makes regular free throw 1 of 1	88-80
3:35		Meleek Thomas misses two point jump shot
3:33		Augusto CassiÃ¡ defensive rebound
3:06	+2	Eduardo Klafke makes two point jump shot	88-82
2:43		Eduardo Klafke shooting foul (Darius Acuff Jr. draws the foul)
2:43		Darius Acuff Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:43	+1	Darius Acuff Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-82
2:33		Patton Pinkins misses two point jump shot
2:31		Karter Knox defensive rebound
2:04		Darius Acuff Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Eduardo Klafke steals)
1:59	+3	Koren Johnson makes three point jump shot (Eduardo Klafke assists)	89-85
1:34		Darius Acuff Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kezza Giffa steals)
1:31		Patton Pinkins misses three point jump shot
1:29		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
1:09		Kezza Giffa personal foul (Darius Acuff Jr. draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Darius Acuff Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	90-85
1:09	+1	Darius Acuff Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	91-85
1:01	+2	Ilias Kamardine makes two point jump shot	91-87
1:00		Rebels 30 second timeout
0:35	+2	Darius Acuff Jr. makes two point jump shot	93-87
0:28		Kezza Giffa misses three point jump shot
0:26		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
0:24		Eduardo Klafke personal foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
0:24		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:24	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	94-87
0:16		Patton Pinkins misses three point jump shot
0:14		Karter Knox defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Karter Knox defensive rebound