Darius Acuff Jr. scored 22 points for Arkansas, and fellow freshman Meleek Thomas finished with 21. Isaiah Sealy added 12 points.
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Brazile was 8 of 14 from the field and grabbed 11 rebounds. Brazile was one of Arkansas’ best players three seasons ago before being sidelined by a knee injury.
Arkansas opened the game on a 15-3 run and closed the first half on a 16-4 run for a 57-32 lead. Acuff went into halftime with 20 points.
Arkansas outscored Southern 32-12 in fast break points and 48-28 in the paint in the game. Over a span of nearly nine minutes in the second half, Arkansas scored 24 straight points on field goals at the rim.
Michael Jacobs scored 22 points for Southern and Fazl Oshodi scored 15.
Arkansas sophomore Kevin Knox was rested. It’s day to day life with a toe injury.
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general overview
Arkansas has reached the Sweet 16 in four of the last five seasons and looks like they will have a strong team again this year.
Southern held together when the pace slowed, looking like part of a team picked to finish second in the Southwestern Athletic Conference preseason poll.
Next
Southern will play Marquette on the road on Wednesday.
Arkansas will play No. 22 Michigan State on the road on Saturday.
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