FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS -- A red-hot Arkansas team made 11 shots from 3-point range and shot 44.8 percent from the field overall, as the Razorbacks defeated Southern 79-44 on Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena.
Junior guard
Jayden Saddler lead the Jaguars with nine points and six rebounds, including 4-of-8 shooting from field goal range.
Southern (0-3) cold shooting night woes doomed the Jaguars early as they shot 18-of-63 from the field (28.6 percent), 7.7 percent from 3-point range and a 70 percent from the free throw line.
Arkansas (5-0) opened up the game on a 6-0 run as they took a commanding lead and held on to it.
Andre Allen layup with 9:51 cut into the lead 23-13, but was as close as SU would get. Southern went into halftime trailing 42-20.
The Razorbacks had six players in double figure scoring lead by Davonte Davis with 14 points.
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Southern will head to Birmingham, AL as the Jaguars take on UAB on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. central time. The game will be streamed on Conference USA TV.
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