Thiero, Fland lead No. 20 Arkansas past Little Rock 79-67

AP
Nov 22, 2024

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Adou Thiero scored 23 points, and Boogie Fland added another 21 to lead No. 20 Arkansas to a 79-67 win over Little Rock on Friday night.

Thiero scored 16 of his 23 in the second half to put the Trojans away after they cut Arkansas’ lead to seven points. The Razorbacks never trailed and improved to 4-1 under Hall of Fame coach John Calipari.

Along with Thiero's second half, Arkansas used a 7-0 run to keep Little Rock at bay. DJ Wagner and Zvonimir Ivisic scored 11 and 10, respectively.

Mwani Wilkinson led the Trojans with 18 points.

Little Rock: The Trojans were picked as preseason OVC favorites and largely looked the part against a power-conference foe before stumbling late.

Arkansas: The Razorbacks are maintaining position as they near the toughest portion of their nonconference schedule. Arkansas will play No. 25 Illinois and Miami in back-to-back games around the Thanksgiving holiday.

Arkansas went on a 7-0 run just as Little Rock cut the lead to seven points in the second half.

The Razorbacks were not good at holding on to the ball, committing 19 turnovers. The difference came on scoring off those miscues as Arkansas scored 28 points off Little Rock’s 19 giveaways while the Trojans managed just 17 off the Razorbacks' mistakes.

Little Rock travels to Illinois on Monday, the same day Arkansas hosts Maryland-Eastern Shore.

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1st Half
UALR
Trojans
24
ARK
Razorbacks
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tuongthach Gatkek vs. Zvonimir Ivišić (Boogie Fland gains possession)
19:38		D.J. Wagner misses two point pullup jump shot
19:36		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
19:25		Mwani Wilkinson turnover (bad pass) (Johnell Davis steals)
19:20		Johnell Davis turnover (lost ball) (Johnathan Lawson steals)
18:52		Isaiah Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Adou Thiero steals)
18:52	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point driving layup	0-2
18:52		Isaiah Lewis shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
18:45	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-3
18:37		Isaiah Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Boogie Fland steals)
18:30	+2	Boogie Fland makes two point driving layup	0-5
18:21		Ante Beljan turnover (lost ball) (Johnell Davis steals)
18:21	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point driving dunk	0-7
18:21		Trojans 30 second timeout
18:02		Isaiah Lewis misses three point jump shot
18:00		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
17:47		Adou Thiero blocks Tuongthach Gatkek's two point dunk
17:45		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
17:31		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
17:29		Isaiah Lewis defensive rebound
17:19		Isaiah Lewis turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Wagner steals)
17:11	+2	Zvonimir Ivišić makes two point turnaround hook shot (Boogie Fland assists)	0-9
16:53		Ante Beljan misses two point driving layup
16:51		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
16:43		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
16:41		Ante Beljan defensive rebound
16:33		Johnathan Lawson misses three point jump shot
16:31		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
16:22	+2	Boogie Fland makes two point reverse layup	0-11
16:05	+3	Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Ante Beljan assists)	3-11
15:43		D.J. Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Mwani Wilkinson steals)
15:37		Zvonimir Ivišić blocks Mwani Wilkinson's two point driving layup
15:35		Trojans offensive rebound
15:35		TV timeout
15:33		Johnathan Lawson turnover (bad pass) (Adou Thiero steals)
15:23	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point driving dunk	3-13
14:57		Christian Hughes misses two point pullup jump shot
14:55		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
14:46		Johnathan Lawson misses three point jump shot
14:44		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
14:38	+2	Zvonimir Ivišić makes two point alley-oop dunk (Boogie Fland assists)	3-15
14:09		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
14:07		Trojans offensive rebound
14:01		Ante Beljan turnover (lost ball) (Adou Thiero steals)
13:39	+2	Karter Knox makes two point tip layup	3-17
13:39		Adou Thiero personal foul
13:30	+2	Christian Hughes makes two point cutting layup (Johnathan Lawson assists)	5-17
13:15		Boogie Fland turnover (lost ball)
12:56		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
12:54		Ante Beljan offensive rebound
12:47	+2	Christian Hughes makes two point pullup jump shot	7-17
12:25		Karter Knox turnover (lost ball)
12:16		Caleb Pennyfeather misses two point pullup jump shot
12:14		Karter Knox defensive rebound
12:01		Karter Knox misses two point pullup jump shot
11:59		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
11:47	+2	Caleb Pennyfeather makes two point pullup jump shot (Johnathan Lawson assists)	9-17
11:29	+3	Zvonimir Ivišić makes three point jump shot (Boogie Fland assists)	9-20
10:59		TV timeout
10:44		Trojans turnover (shot clock violation)
10:32		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
10:30		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
10:22		Johnathan Lawson misses two point driving layup
10:20		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
10:10	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point driving dunk (Johnell Davis assists)	9-22
9:54	+2	Mwani Wilkinson makes two point cutting layup (Caleb Pennyfeather assists)	11-22
9:37	+3	Boogie Fland makes three point jump shot	11-25
9:10		Boogie Fland personal foul
9:05		Caleb Pennyfeather turnover (bad pass) (Boogie Fland steals)
8:55		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
8:53		Razorbacks offensive rebound
8:46		Johnathan Lawson personal foul
8:46		Caleb Pennyfeather personal foul
8:27	+2	Karter Knox makes two point floating jump shot	11-27
8:07	+2	Jordan Jefferson makes two point pullup jump shot (Caleb Pennyfeather assists)	13-27
7:53		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
7:51		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
7:46		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
7:44		Razorbacks defensive rebound
7:23		Zvonimir Ivišić misses three point jump shot
7:21		Billy Richmond III offensive rebound
7:13	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point putback layup	13-29
7:04		Billy Richmond III personal foul
6:43	+2	Isaiah Lewis makes two point cutting layup (Johnathan Lawson assists)	15-29
6:43		Adou Thiero offensive foul
6:43		Adou Thiero turnover (offensive foul)
6:03		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
6:01		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
5:49		Johnell Davis misses two point driving layup
5:47		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
5:43		Jordan Jefferson turnover (D.J. Wagner steals)
5:28		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
5:26		Jordan Jefferson defensive rebound
5:02		Mwani Wilkinson misses two point driving hook shot
5:00		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
4:54	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point cutting layup (D.J. Wagner assists)	15-31
4:51		Christian Hughes turnover (D.J. Wagner steals)
4:35	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point pullup jump shot (Boogie Fland assists)	15-33
4:35	+2	Isaiah Lewis makes two point driving layup	17-33
4:07	+3	D.J. Wagner makes three point jump shot (Boogie Fland assists)	17-36
3:56		Isaiah Lewis misses three point jump shot
3:54		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
3:46	+3	Boogie Fland makes three point jump shot (Karter Knox assists)	17-39
3:31		Isaiah Lewis misses three point jump shot
3:29		Christian Hughes offensive rebound
3:23		Billy Richmond III personal foul
3:23		TV timeout
3:02		Johnathan Lawson misses three point jump shot
2:59		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
2:59		Karter Knox shooting foul (Mwani Wilkinson draws the foul)
2:59	+1	Mwani Wilkinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-39
2:59	+1	Mwani Wilkinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-39
2:43		Jump ball. D.J. Wagner vs. Isaiah Lewis (D.J. Wagner gains possession)
2:36		Boogie Fland turnover (bad pass) (Ante Beljan steals)
2:26		Zvonimir Ivišić personal foul (Ante Beljan draws the foul)
2:26	+1	Ante Beljan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-39
2:26		Ante Beljan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:26		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
2:10		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
2:08		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
1:51		D.J. Wagner personal foul (Ante Beljan draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Ante Beljan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-39
1:51	+1	Ante Beljan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-39
1:36		Jordan Jefferson personal foul
1:23		Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass)
1:12		Johnathan Lawson misses two point pullup jump shot
1:10		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
1:01		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
0:59		Johnell Davis offensive rebound
0:45	+2	Boogie Fland makes two point floating jump shot	22-41
0:45		Isaiah Lewis shooting foul (Boogie Fland draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-42
0:45		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
0:32		Jordan Jefferson misses two point driving layup
0:30		Johnathan Lawson offensive rebound
0:18		Karter Knox personal foul (Johnathan Lawson draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Johnathan Lawson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-42
0:18	+1	Johnathan Lawson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-42
0:01		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
0:00		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Thiero, Fland lead No. 20 Arkansas past Little Rock 79-67

1st Half UALRTrojans24ARKRazorbacks42

1st Half
UALR
Trojans
24
ARK
Razorbacks
42