TULSA WORLD HOMEPAGE | WIRELESS

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on RSS
Sports Extra! Sports Extra Tulsa World Follow us on ...


SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS
    Sports Editor
Mike Strain

Sports Columnist
Dave Sittler

The Picker
Entertaining & Infuriating

LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

TULSA WORLD

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA

National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arkansas 83, Auburn 75
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # Jim Burr, # Michael Kitts
Attendance: 5783

Arkansas 83, Auburn 75:
BJ Young scored 25 points and Marshawn Powell had 20 as the Razorbacks won their first SEC road game in six tries.

Arkansas (15-9, 6-5 SEC) won for the third time in four games by hitting 9-of-21 from beyond the arc and forcing 16 turnovers. Mardracus Wade and Rickey Scott added 11 points each.

Auburn (9-15, 3-8) lost for the eighth time in nine games despite 18 points from Chris Denson.

The Tigers dominated the glass in the first half and led 35-33 at the break. But with 15 minutes left in a tie game, the Razorbacks went on a 17-5 run highlighted by five 3-pointers, two by Young.

Auburn closed within three with 5:15 left before Powell's three-point play gave Arkansas the cushion it needed.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Arkansas hosts Missouri on Saturday in a game with major ramifications for both teams’ NCAA tournament hopes. … Arkansas is 3-0 at Auburn Arena and leads the all-time series 30-16. … Powell had nine rebounds, falling one shy of a double-double, and added three assists and two blocks.
Top Game Performances
 
Arkansas   Auburn
B.J. Young 25 Scoring Chris Denson 18
Rashad Madden 6 Assists Chris Denson 5
Marshawn Powell 9 Rebounds Rob Chubb 8
B.J. Young 7 Free Throws Made Chris Denson 5
Coty Clarke 1 Steals Asauhn Dixon-Tatum 1
Marshawn Powell 2 Blocks Asauhn Dixon-Tatum 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arkansas 83 46.6 9-21 20-29 16 29 3 5 8
Auburn 75 43.4 6-13 23-32 12 33 5 4 16