FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.— Fordham had success in the first few minutes, hitting some very good, contested shots, and jumped ahead to their biggest, and only, lead of the night 7-2. Arkansas then held Fordham to an 8-and-a-half-minute scoring drought and jumped ahead 7-13. From then on, it was all Hogs.
Arkansas was dominant on defense against the Rams, stealing the ball 13 times, forcing 30 turnovers, blocking 4 shots, and winning the rebound battle 38-29. Fordham was only 37.8% (17-45) from the field and 23.5% (4-17) from the 3-point line.
Makhi Mitchel and Devo Davis led the Hogs with 3 steals each,and Trevon Brazile led the team with 8 boards coming off the bench.