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Darius Acuff Jr., Billy Richmond III have career nights as No. 21 Arkansas beats Auburn

Darius Acuff Jr. tied a career high with 31 points and Billy Richmond III scored a career-high 25 to lead No. 21 Arkansas past Auburn, 88-75

FEBRUARY 15 • Associated Press

Acuff's 14th 20-point game this season leads No. 21 Arkansas to 91-62 victory over struggling LSU

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 28 points — the freshman’s fifth straight game scoring 21 or more — and No. 21 Arkansas routed reeling LSU 91-62

FEBRUARY 11 • Associated Press

No. 21 Arkansas cruises past Mississippi State, 88-68, behind Acuff's 24 points

Darius Acuff scored 24 points and Trevon Brazile added 19 to lead No. 21 Arkansas to an 88-68 victory over Mississippi State

FEBRUARY 7 • Associated Press

Starts, scores 14 Richmond recorded 14 points (7-11 FG, 0-2 3Pt), four rebounds, three assists and one block over 25 minutes during Saturday's 88-68 win over Mississippi State.

Impact Richmond made just his fifth start of the season as the team was without D.J. Wagner and Karter Knox, who were both out with undisclosed injuries. The 6-6 sophomore scored 14 points for the second straight game and has scored in double digits in four his last six games. In that span, he has not converted a 3-pointer in eight attempts, but has made 58.3 percent of his field goals overall. He could have sneaky value on Tuesday at LSU. Richmond scored 11 points in 28 minutes off the bench against the Tigers on Jan. 24.

FEBRUARY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Oweh's 24 points pace Kentucky in 85-77 win at No. 15 Arkansas

Otega Oweh scored 24 points and helped Kentucky to an 85-77 win over No. 15 Arkansas

FEBRUARY 1 • Associated Press

Acuff Jr. scores a career-high 31 points to lead No. 20 Arkansas past LSU, 85-81

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 24 of his career-high 31 points in the second half to lead No. 20 Arkansas to an 85-81 victory over LSU on Saturday

JANUARY 25 • Associated Press

Wilkinson scores 20 and No. 21 Georgia beats No. 17 Arkansas 90-76

Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 20 points, Blue Cain added 18, and No. 21 Georgia jumped out to a quick double-digit lead then outlasted a second-half run to beat No. 17 Arkansas 90-76

JANUARY 17 • Associated Press

Scores 12, grabs eight boards Richmond amassed 12 points (6-11 FG, 0-1 3Pt), eight rebounds, one assist, three blocks and one steal in 26 minutes during Saturday's 90-76 loss to Georgia.

Impact Richmond started for the second straight game and had a more productive game. He only scored three points in 26 minutes in the win over South Carolina on Wednesday. He has blocked five shots in his last two games and has six steals in his last three. The 6-6 sophomore is averaging 8.4 points on 55.8 percent from the field.

JANUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

No. 15 Arkansas uses balanced scoring to beat Mississippi 94-87 in SEC matchup

Darius Acuff, Jr. had 26 points and nine assists, and No. 15 Arkansas got double-figure scoring from five players in a 94-87 win over Mississippi on Wednesday night

JANUARY 8 • Associated Press

Brazile scores career-best 26 points to lead No. 14 Arkansas to 108-80 win over Queens

Trevon Brazile scored a career-high 26 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field to lead No. 14 Arkansas to a 108-80 victory over Queens

DECEMBER 17, 2025 • Associated Press

Scores season-high 15 Richmond chipped in 15 points (6-10 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 2-3 FT) and five rebounds across 25 minutes during Tuesday's 108-80 victory over Queens University.

Impact Richmond scored in double digits for the fifth time this season. The 6-6 sophomore is hitting just 27.8 percent of his 3-pointers and has made only five this season. He is better when he driving to the basket and is converting 54.0 percent of his field goals. Richmond will likely play important minutes on Saturday against Houston as the Razorbacks try to penetrate the Cougar defense.

DECEMBER 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Brazile scores 21 points as No. 25 Arkansas hands No. 6 Louisville its 1st loss, 89-80

Trevon Brazile scored 21 points to lead five Arkansas players in double figures as the 25th-ranked Razorbacks built a big lead and held off No. 6 Louisville 89-80

DECEMBER 4, 2025 • Associated Press

Scores 11, grabs five boards Richmond ended Thursday's 80-71 loss to Duke with 11 points (4-6 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal in 24 minutes.

Impact Richmond left the game briefly in the second half with cramps, but returned before game's end. The 6-6 high flyer provided some highlight plays on his way to his third double-digit scoring game in the last four. He is converting 56,4 percent of his field goals on his way to 8.4 points and 4.1 rebounds off the Razorback bench.

NOVEMBER 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Ewin scores 21 as No. 21 Arkansas routs Jackson State 115-61 for highest point total since 2015

Malique Ewin scored 21 points in 14 minutes off the bench to lead seven Arkansas players in double figures, and the 21st-ranked Razorbacks routed Jackson State 115-61

NOVEMBER 22, 2025 • Associated Press

No. 21 Arkansas holds off Samford 79-75 behind freshman guards

Freshman guard Darius Acuff Jr. led five players in double figures with 20 points as No. 21 Arkansas held off Samford 79-75 at Bud Walton Arena

NOVEMBER 15, 2025 • Associated Press

John Calipari heads into his second season at Arkansas trying to balance old and new

Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari provided an update on his team heading into his second season in Fayetteville

JULY 9, 2025 • Associated Press

Available to return Richmond (ankle) is available to return to Thursday's game versus Texas Tech, according to the TBS broadcast.

Impact Richmond went to the locker room early in the first half, but has since returned to the bench after his ankle was re-taped. He is available to return to the court as the Razorbacks look to pull off another upset over the Red Raiders.

MARCH 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Heads to locker room Richmond (ankle) went to the locker room in the first half of Thursday's game versus Texas Tech, Jackson Fuller of the Southwest Times Record reports.

Impact Richmond took a hard fall on a layup attempt and hobbled to the locker room right after nursing his left ankle. It's currently unclear how severe the injury is or if he will be able to return.

MARCH 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Arkansas beats No. 25 Mississippi State by one in frantic finish

Jonas Aidoo’s free throw broke a tie game with 11 seconds left and No. 25 Mississippi State missed two potential game-winning shots at the rim at the other end to close out Arkansa...

MARCH 8, 2025 • Associated Press

Top bench option in defeat Richmond finished Wednesday's 67-60 loss to Auburn with eight points (4-5 FG), four rebounds, one assist and one block in 18 minutes.

Impact Richmond has seen his minutes take off in recent games, and he saw the fruits of his labor against Auburn. The true freshman logged eight points on excellent efficiency, while also pulling down four rebounds. The wing was Arkansas' top option off the bench, and that looks to continue to be the case down the stretch as the regular season comes to a close.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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