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Rewind: Arkansas 99, LSU 86

Moses Kingsley scored a season-high 24 points as Arkansas handed LSU its fifth straight Southeastern Conference loss 99-86 at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville on Saturday night.

TURNING POINT OF GAME

Skylar Mays knocked down a 3-pointer and made two foul shots to enable the Tigers to pull within four points of the Razorbacks at 32-28 with 5:53 remaining in the first half. However, Arkansas had back-to-back three-point possessions to quickly rebuild a double-digit advantage. First, Dusty Hannahs sank three foul shots after being fouled on a shot behind the arc. Then, Kingsley connected on a 3-point shot to put the Hogs ahead 38-28 with 5:03 before halftime. LSU never came as close as four points the rest of the night.

KEY STRETCH OF GAME

In a three-minute span surrounding halftime, Arkansas scored ten consecutive points to move ahead by 16 points. Anton Beard scored the last four points of the first half on two free throws and a field goal to give the Razorbacks a 47-37 lead. In the first 2½ minutes of the second half, the Hogs got field goals from Arlando Cook, Kingsley and Jaylon Barford. That quick flurry of points put Arkansas ahead of LSU 53-37. Antonio Blakeney, Aaron Epps and Jalyn Patterson missed field goal attempts on the Tigers’ first three second-half possessions.

LSU’S PLAYER OF THE GAME

Mays had the best performance of his freshman season with 22 points and six assists. Mays, who had only two turnovers, was 6-of-9 from the field and 9-of-11 at the foul line. Mays scored 14 of his points in the first half to keep the Tigers in the game. The 22 points were a season-high for Mays, who had scored 14 points against VCU.

KEY TEAM STATISTICS

Both teams ended up making more than 50 percent of their field goal attempts. LSU made 52 percent of its field goal attempts (32-of-62). In the second half, the Tigers shot 67 percent from the field (20-of-30). Arkansas made 53 percent of its field goal attempts (33-of-62). . .The Razorbacks shot much better from behind the 3-point line. Arkansas was 8-of-16 from behind the arc (50 percent), while LSU was 7-of-20 on 3-pointers (35 percent). . .The Tigers had a miserable night at the foul line as they made only 15 of their 30 free throw attempts. The Hogs made 71 percent of their foul shots (25-of-35). . .LSU was outrebounded by Arkansas 44-30. . .The Tigers committed 12 turnovers – two less than the Razorbacks. Arkansas did record 20 assists – six more than LSU.

INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS

LSU

Skylar Mays: 22 points, 6 assists

Duop Reath: 17 points, 7 rebounds

Brandon Sampson: 15 points

Antonio Blakeney: 14 points

ARKANSAS

Moses Kingsley: 24 points, 7 rebounds

Anton Beard: 16 points, 7 assists

Daryl Macon: 15 points, 7 rebounds

Jaylen Barford: 14 points

Dusty Hannahs: 14 points

NOTES

LSU’s starting lineup consisted of Reath and Epps in the post, Blakeney and Mays on the wings and Patterson at point guard. . .Reath could have scored more than 20 points if he had been accurate at the foul line. Reath, a 65-percent free throw shooter, missed seven of his ten foul shots. He was 7-of-11 from the field. Reath did commit three of LSU’s 12 turnovers. . .Sampson had his best game in about a month. He was 6-of-9 from the field, including 3-of-5 on 3-pointers. Sampson had not scored more than 12 points in any of the previous seven games. . .Blakeney was 5-of-12 from the field. He scored just two points in the first half – both on foul shots. . .It was a rough night for both Epps and Patterson. Epps contributed only four points and five rebounds. Patterson, who was 2-of-7 from the field, finished with five points. Patterson had a team-high four assists. . .Wayde Sims, who made all four of his shots from the field, scored nine points. . .The Tigers were behind by double figures less than seven minutes into the game. LSU made just one field goal and trailed 15-4. . .The Tigers made a late rally when they cut a 16-point deficit to six at 91-85 with 3:34 remaining. However, LSU scored just one point on a foul shot by Sims the rest of the way. . .The Tigers have allowed at least 90 points in five of their past eight games. In the other three contests, LSU gave up 77, 78 and 81 points. The Tigers lost seven of those eight games. . .LSU is 9-9 overall, 1-6 in the SEC. The 1-6 record is the worst for the Tigers after seven league games in seven seasons. LSU lost its first 12 conference games in 2010. . .LSU and Missouri (0-6) are the only teams with fewer than two SEC victories. . .Arkansas is 15-4 overall, 4-3 in the SEC. . .The Tigers have lost six of their last seven games in Fayetteville. . .The paid attendance was 16,333. The actual crowd was slightly more than 16,000.

FROM THE LOCKER ROOM

Coach Johnny Jones’ comments: “When it becomes grind time and you have cut into the deficit, that’s when you have to make sure you get stops. We weren’t effective enough getting stops. Arkansas did a great job getting into the shot clock. They drove our guys getting to the basket.”

UP NEXT

LSU will play host to Florida at the PMAC on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. Central. The Gators (14-5, 5-2) lost to Vanderbilt 68-66 in Gainesville on Saturday afternoon. The LSU-Florida game will be available on the SEC Network.

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