Arkansas pulls away from Kentucky in 2nd half, wins 88-73
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Ricky Council IV scored 20 points, Anthony Black had 19 and Arkansas used a blazing second half to pull away and beat Kentucky 88-73 on Tuesday night, giving coach Eric Musselman his 200th collegiate victory.
Black added five assists and five steals. Makhel Mitchell and Davonte Davis scored 15 points each and Jordan Walsh 13 for the Razorbacks (17-7, 6-5 SEC) who have won five straight conference games, including three in a row. It was Arkansas' third straight win over the Wildcats (16-8, 7-4). The teams meet again in Fayetteville in a regular-season finale on March 4.
Cason Wallace scored 24 points to lead Kentucky, which had won six straight conference games. Chris Livingston added 13 points and Jacob Toppin and Antonio Reeves 11 each.
After a first half with 11 lead changes, there were none in the second when Arkansas shot 72% and Council and Black combined for 25 points.
Three steals, including two by Black who turned them into consecutive dunks, fueled an 11-3 run to begin the second half for a 52-43 lead. A basket by Black made it a double-digit lead with eight minutes left as the Razorbacks sank 7 of 9 over that span to finish the game. They made 8 of 10 free throws over the final two minutes.
Kentucky coach John Calipari was given a technical foul with 33 seconds left in the first half. Black sank the resulting free throws for a three-point lead before Daimion Collins' midrange jumper made it 41-40 at halftime.
Both teams shot over 50% in the first half with Wallace leading all scorers with 11 points. Kentucky dipped under 50% for the game while Arkansas finished at 63% and outscored the Wildcats 46-28 in the paint.
Arkansas is home against Mississippi State and Kentucky is at Georgia, both games on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | (Wildcats gains possession) | Â |
| 19:42 | | Â | Anthony Black blocks CJ Fredrick's two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:40 |  | Â | Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:22 | | Â | Ricky Council IV misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:10 | | Â | Cason Wallace misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:08 | | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:45 | | Â | Cason Wallace misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:43 | | Â | Chris Livingston offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:43 | | Â | Ricky Council IV shooting foul (Chris Livingston draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:43 | | +1 | Chris Livingston makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 18:43 | | Â | Chris Livingston misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 18:43 | | Â | Davonte Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:14 | | Â | Makhel Mitchell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:12 | | Â | Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:56 | | +3 | Ricky Council IV makes three point jump shot (Anthony Black assists) | 3-1 |
| 17:22 | | Â | CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:20 | | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:20 | | Â | Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 17:03 | | Â | Anthony Black offensive foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:03 | | Â | Anthony Black turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 16:39 | | +2 | Chris Livingston makes two point driving layup (CJ Fredrick assists) | 3-3 |
| 16:12 | | Â | Anthony Black misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 16:10 | | Â | Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:05 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point reverse layup | 3-5 |
| 15:44 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point driving layup | 5-5 |
| 15:44 | | Â | Oscar Tshiebwe shooting foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:44 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:35 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-5 |
| 15:19 | | +2 | Chris Livingston makes two point finger roll layup (Oscar Tshiebwe assists) | 6-7 |
| 14:46 | | +3 | Jordan Walsh makes three point jump shot (Davonte Davis assists) | 9-7 |
| 14:33 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point pullup jump shot | 9-9 |
| 14:21 | | +2 | Makhel Mitchell makes two point layup (Anthony Black assists) | 11-9 |
| 14:20 | | Â | CJ Fredrick shooting foul (Makhel Mitchell draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:20 | | +1 | Makhel Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-9 |
| 14:02 | | Â | Makhi Mitchell shooting foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:02 | | +1 | Jacob Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-10 |
| 14:02 | | +1 | Jacob Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-11 |
| 13:50 | | Â | Anthony Black misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:48 | | Â | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:42 | | Â | Cason Wallace misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:40 | | Â | Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:25 | | Â | Anthony Black misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:23 | | Â | Jordan Walsh offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:19 | | Â | Cason Wallace shooting foul (Jordan Walsh draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:19 | | +1 | Jordan Walsh makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-11 |
| 13:19 | | +1 | Jordan Walsh makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-11 |
| 13:00 | | Â | Chris Livingston misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:58 | | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:58 | | Â | Jordan Walsh personal foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:57 | | +2 | Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 14-13 |
| 12:24 | | +2 | Davonte Davis makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-13 |
| 12:12 | | Â | Chris Livingston misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 12:10 | | Â | Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:52 | | +2 | Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 16-15 |
| 11:30 | | Â | Davonte Davis turnover (bad pass) (Oscar Tshiebwe steals) | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | Chris Livingston misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:22 | | Â | Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:14 | | Â | Antonio Reeves misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | Anthony Black defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:54 | | Â | Davonte Davis turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 10:46 | | +2 | Antonio Reeves makes two point jump shot | 16-17 |
| 10:26 | | +2 | Ricky Council IV makes two point floating jump shot | 18-17 |
| 10:16 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point layup | 18-19 |
| 9:59 | | Â | Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:57 | | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:43 | | Â | Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:41 | | Â | Anthony Black defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:30 | | Â | Ricky Council IV misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:28 | | Â | Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:21 | | Â | Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:19 | | Â | Anthony Black defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:53 | | +2 | Jordan Walsh makes two point floating jump shot (Ricky Council IV assists) | 20-19 |
| 8:45 | | Â | Jacob Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Davonte Davis steals) | Â |
| 8:40 | | +2 | Davonte Davis makes two point floating jump shot | 22-19 |
| 8:22 | | +2 | Daimion Collins makes two point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 22-21 |
| 8:01 | | +2 | Makhel Mitchell makes two point dunk (Davonte Davis assists) | 24-21 |
| 7:42 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point layup | 24-23 |
| 7:42 | | Â | Jordan Walsh shooting foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:42 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:42 | | +1 | Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-24 |
| 7:21 | | +2 | Jalen Graham makes two point dunk (Anthony Black assists) | 26-24 |
| 6:47 | | +2 | Daimion Collins makes two point dunk (Antonio Reeves assists) | 26-26 |
| 6:26 | | Â | Antonio Reeves shooting foul (Ricky Council IV draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:26 | | +1 | Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-26 |
| 6:26 | | +1 | Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-26 |
| 6:09 | | Â | CJ Fredrick misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:51 | | +2 | Davonte Davis makes two point pullup jump shot | 30-26 |
| 5:38 | | Â | Antonio Reeves misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:36 | | Â | Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:29 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ricky Council IV assists) | 32-26 |
| 5:29 | | Â | Wildcats 30 second timeout | Â |
| 5:06 | | Â | Jacob Toppin turnover (Jalen Graham steals) | Â |
| 4:59 | | Â | Anthony Black misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:57 | | Â | Jacob Toppin defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:57 | | Â | Ricky Council IV personal foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:48 | | +3 | Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot | 32-29 |
| 4:21 | | Â | Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:19 | | Â | Jacob Toppin defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:11 | | +2 | Jacob Toppin makes two point driving finger roll layup | 32-31 |
| 3:47 | | Â | Oscar Tshiebwe shooting foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:47 | | +1 | Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-31 |
| 3:47 | | +1 | Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-31 |
| 3:24 | | +2 | Jacob Toppin makes two point driving bank hook shot | 34-33 |
| 3:04 | | Â | Jalen Graham offensive foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:04 | | Â | Jalen Graham turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 2:42 | | Â | Antonio Reeves misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:40 | | Â | Daimion Collins offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:51 | | Â | Anthony Black shooting foul (Daimion Collins draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:51 | | Â | Daimion Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 2:51 | | +1 | Daimion Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-34 |
| 2:37 | | Â | Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:32 | | Â | Daimion Collins offensive foul (Jalen Graham draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:32 | | Â | Daimion Collins turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 2:13 | | +3 | Davonte Davis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Graham assists) | 37-34 |
| 1:59 | | Â | Cason Wallace turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Graham steals) | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | Cason Wallace blocks Davonte Davis's two point layup | Â |
| 1:51 | | Â | Jacob Toppin defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:47 | | +2 | Chris Livingston makes two point driving layup (Jacob Toppin assists) | 37-36 |
| 1:29 | | Â | Jalen Graham misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 1:27 | | Â | Jacob Toppin defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:12 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point jump shot | 37-38 |
| 1:02 | | Â | Razorbacks 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:37 | | +2 | Makhel Mitchell makes two point turnaround hook shot (Davonte Davis assists) | 39-38 |
| 0:33 | | Â | John Calipari technical foul | Â |
| 0:33 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 40-38 |
| 0:33 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 41-38 |
| 0:06 | | Â | Cason Wallace misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Daimion Collins makes two point stepback jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 41-40 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |