Best Of Arkansas Sports · Nov 15, 2025
Acuff’s Mental Error Ensured Arkansas Escaped with Gritty Win vs Samford
Photo Credit: Arkansas Athletics / The TennesseeanIt wasn’t pretty at all, but No. 21 Arkansas basketball held off Samford for a 79-75 win to move to 3-1 on Friday night.
Arkansas shot 45% from the field and 35% from behind the arc, but allowed Samford to hit 10 three-pointers at a 34% clip. Despite the Hogs’ size advantage in the frontcourt, they narrowly won the rebounding battle by only a 38-37 margin.
The Razorbacks led by 10 at the half, then allowed the Bulldogs to hang around. Arkansas had a 15-point advantage with less than seven minutes remaining, but Samford was able to claw back and make it close down to the final buzzer.