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Arkansas Downed by No. 10/9 LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. – Arkansas women’s basketball (14-6, 2-3 SEC) fell to No. 10/9 LSU (18-2, 5-1 SEC) on Sunday, 99-68, as the defending NCAA National Champions won the game in wire-to-wire fashion. Samara Spencer led the Hogs with 20 points, her fifth 20-piece of the year, along with seven assists and three steals.
LSU jumped ahead to an early 9-0 lead just 2:19 into the game, forcing Arkansas to take an early timeout. Arkansas continued to struggle out of the timeout, as LSU led 18-0 with 4:15 left in the first quarter. Maryam Dauda then knocked down the Hogs’ first field goal after over six minutes off a 3-pointer. Dauda would then make another one, which brought some life to the Hogs’ offense, as Arkansas was able to outscore the Tigers 16-7 in the final four minutes of the quarter. Off a miss, Spencer knocked down a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 10, but LSU responded with a jumper. Carly Keats then made Arkansas’ fourth 3-pointer of the game, as the Hogs trailed 25-16 in the first quarter.
LSU scored the first three baskets of the second quarter, including two 3-pointers to go ahead 33-16 just two minutes into the frame. Dauda then got the Hogs out of a scoreless stretch, as Spencer found Dauda for a layup. LSU then went on a 7-0 run, as Arkansas trailed 42-20 with 5:14 left in the half. Makayla Daniels buried a 3-pointer, her first score of the game, as the Hogs trailed, 42-23, at the media timeout taken at the 4:44 mark. Arkansas went cold, going 1-of-7 from the field, as LSU went on a 6-0 run. Karley Johnson and Spencer got layups, but LSU ended the half on a 5-0 run. Arkansas was outscored 30-12 in the second quarter to trail 55-28 at the half.
Spencer got the Hogs on the board first in the second half with two free throws and then knocked down a triple. LSU extended the lead back to 27 after having an answer to both of those possessions by the Hogs, but Dauda and Keats knocked down back-to-back triples. The Tigers then went on an 8-2 run, as Arkansas found itself down by 27, 68-41, with 4:53 left in the third quarter. Spencer knocked down a 3-pointer and then Dauda got to the line to make two free throws, but LSU had an answer on each of those possessions from Arkansas. LSU finished out the quarter on an 8-0 run, as Arkansas trailed, 80-50, at the end of the third quarter.
LSU extended its run to a 10-0 run with a jumper to begin the fourth quarter. Daniels would answer with a 3-pointer and deliver Arkansas’ first eight points of the quarter. The Tigers would not slow down, going 3-of-3 from the field. Jenna Lawrence logged the 11th of Arkansas’ 12 3-pointers in the game, but LSU had an answer with a layup. At the media timeout taken at the 4:46 mark, Arkansas trailed, 93-61. Arkansas outscored LSU 7-5 in the final five minutes of the game. The Hogs fell, 99-68.
HOG HIGHLIGHTS
- Spencer led the Hogs in scoring for the second straight game behind 20 points, shooting 7-of-8 from the free throw line. She matched a season-high seven assists and added three steals
- Dauda logged 16 points, four rebounds and four blocks. She attempted a career-high 11 3-pointers, making four on the night, which also marked a new career-high
- Daniels registered 13 points and six rebounds. She shot 5-of-5 from the line
- Keats recorded eight points and four boards
- Poffenbarger surpassed 500 career rebounds, needing just one in the game to do so. She is the 32nd member of the 500-rebound club at Arkansas. Poffenbarger also logged three blocks, limited to 15 minutes on the court
- Johnson scored a career-high six points, shooting 2-of-6 from the field, 2-of-2 from the line
- The Hogs made 12 3-pointers and shot a program record 47 3-pointers
- All nine available players saw time on the court
UP NEXT
The Razorbacks will return to Bud Walton Arena for the first time in two weeks to host Kentucky on Thursday, Jan. 25. Arkansas will play Kentucky for the second of two times during the regular season at 7 p.m. on SECN+.
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What our Post expert thinks about the Arkansas vs. Arizona
In a matchup of two potent offenses, can the Razorbacks SEC tournament title momentum propel them to a big-time upset of the Wildcats?
John Calipari and freshman standout Darius Acuff Jr. face their biggest challenge yet, opposite this juggernaut roster of Arizona. Tommy Lloyd’s starting five includes Big 12 Player of the Year Jaden Bradley, as well as two dynamic first-year players in Brayden Burries and Koa Peat.
If this game comes down to critical possessions in crunch time, Arkansas has its closer in Acuff Jr., but the Wildcats’ outstanding net margin of victory could make punching their ticket to the Elite Eight a lot easier.
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#7 Arkansas 5th After 36 Holes at the Valspar
PALM CITY, Fla. – #7 Arkansas sits in fifth place after two rounds Monday in the stacked 16-team Valspar Collegiate Invitational with a 36-hole, 18-under-par score of 550 (270-280), played at the Floridian National Golf Club (par 71).
Top-ranked Auburn leads the way at 538 (-30), followed by #10 Texas Tech (-28), #6 Texas (-20), #30 Florida State (-19) and Arkansas.
Of the 10 rounds played by the Razorbacks on Monday, eight were under par.
Erich Fortlage and Gerardo Gomez are tied for 10th at -6 (136).
Fortlage shot a career-best, bogey-free 65 (-6) in the morning sessions, posting three birdies on each nine, and he was in second place. Fortlage had an even-par round in the afternoon session with three birdies, a bogey and a double.
Gomez had four birdies and a bogey for an opening-round 67, matching his best total for 18 holes for the third time this season. In round two, Gomez turned in a 3-under 69 and moved up two spots into a nine-way tie for 10th.
John Daly II offset a double bogey on the par-5 7th with an eagle on the par-5 15th to finish with a 68 after 18 holes. In round two, Daly was 1-under and is tied for 25th (138 / -4).
Niilo Maki-Petaja carded two rounds of 70 and is tied for 38th (140) while Thomas Curry is tied for 54th (143) with rounds of 70-73.
The Valspar concludes with 18 holes on Tuesday.
VALSPAR COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
Host: Houston
Floridian National Golf Club
Palm City, Fla.
Par: 71 • 7,088 yards
Format: 5 count 4 ||36 holes Monday / 18 Holes Tuesday
RESULTS THRU RD2:
1 #1 Auburn 264-274=538 / -30
2 #10 Texas Tech 273-267=540 / -28
3 #6 Texas 268-280=548 / -20
4 #30 Florida State 269-280=550 / -19
5 #7 Arkansas 270-280=550 / -18
6 Houston 271-282=553 / -15
7 #23 Duke 280-274=554 / -14
T8 #14 Oklahoma 274-282=556 / -12
T8 #32 Texas A&M 277-279=556 / -12
10 #24 Southern Cal 277-281=558 / -10
T11 #13 Pepperdine 279-281=560 / -8
T11 #29 Wake Forest 286-274=560 / -8
13 #8 Arizona State 278-283=561 / -7
14 #17 North Carolina 282-280=562 / -6
15 Rice 282-291=571 / +5
16 Augusta 286-294=580 / +12
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Arizona-Arkansas Sweet 16 tip time set – Arizona Sports
The Sweet 16 matchup between No. 1 Arizona and No. 4 Arkansas is set for Thursday at 6:45 p.m. MST in San Jose.
The game will be televised on CBS during the first day of NCAA Tournament regional semifinal play.
The most recent Arizona-Arkansas meeting occurred in 1995, making this a rare date. For what it’s worth, Arkansas leads the all-time series 6-2 and five of the eight matchups took place in the 1990s.
The other Sweet 16 contest in the West Region will see No. 2 Purdue take on No. 11 Texas, which was a First Four winner. That game will tip at 4:10 p.m. Thursday, also on CBS.
Arizona last qualified for the Elite 8 in the 2014-15 season under the leadership of Sean Miller, who has the chance to face his former school as the head coach of Texas.
Arizona defeated the No. 9 Utah State Aggies in the Round of 32 Sunday, 78-66. Brayden Burries and Koa Peat were the catalysts in holding off the Aggies, despite battling foul trouble as they finished with 16 and 14 points, respectively.
Arkansas punched its ticket into the third round of the national tournament by holding off No. 12 High Point, 94-88, on Saturday. The Razorbacks needed 36 points and eight assists from SEC Player of the Year Darius Acuff Jr. and a couple of late missed 3s from the Panthers’ sharpshooting Chase Johnston to emerge victorious.
The John Calipari-led Razorbacks easily defeated No. 13 Hawaii in the Round of 64.
Tommy Lloyd has not coached the Wildcats past the Sweet 16 in four previous NCAA Tournaments, losing each of his three times in the round (2022, 2024, 2025). His team is poised to do so as a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press’ Top 25 rankings this season and with a 16-2 record against Quad 1 programs.
Arkansas ended as SEC Tournament champion, defeating Vanderbilt for its first title in 26 years. It finished tied for second with Alabama in the SEC regular-season standings. The Razorbacks, through conference tournament play, were No. 15 in the NCAA net rankings with an 8-8 Quad 1 record and perfect 18-0 mark against Quads 2-4.
Calipari, who is in his second season at Arkansas, led the Razorbacks to the Sweet 16 last season, where they narrowly lost to Texas Tech.
Arkansas most recently made the Elite 8 in 2022, which was its second of two consecutive trips.
Each basketball program possesses a national championship, the Wildcats being victors in 1997 and the Razorbacks in 1994.
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