Bell, Kingsley lead Arkansas past Tennessee Tech, 83-57
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Anthlon Bell and Dusty Hannahs scored 21 points each, and Moses Kingsley added 10 points and career highs in rebounds and blocked shots as Arkansas made easy work of Tennessee Tech in an 83-57 win on Saturday night.
The win marks the first time the Razorbacks (5-4) have won two straight games this season, and it puts them above .500 for the first time since a win over Charleston Southern on Nov. 20.
Kingsley finished with 13 rebounds and eight blocked shots for his fifth double-double of the season.
Torrance Rowe led the Golden Eagles (7-3), who had their six-game winning streak snapped, with 17 points.
Aleksa Jugovic added 12 points and Anthony Morse 10 for Tennessee Tech, which was 20 of 59 (33.9 percent) from the field.
Much of the Golden Eagles shooting woes were due to the presence of Kingsley, who had eight of Arkansas' season-high 13 blocked shots.
Arkansas led by 19 points at halftime and didn't let up in the second half, with Bell scoring 14 of his points after the break. The senior finished 7 of 13 from the field and 4 of 7 on 3-point attempts, raising his season total to a Southeastern Conference-best 29 made 3-pointers through nine games.
Hannahs added to the long-range run with three 3-pointers, bringing his total to 26 from behind the arc for the season, and Trey Thompson added 10 points off the bench in the win.
Arkansas led 40-21 at halftime, driven by a 17-0 run that gave the Razorbacks their largest lead of the half - a 38-17 advantage that came after Hannahs' first 3-pointer of the game.
Hannahs had 11 points in the first half, helping Arkansas to a 19-2 edge in bench points, but it was Thompson who provided the highlights. The sophomore, also coming off the bench, was 4 of 4 from the field in the first half and had a pair of alley-oop dunks off assists by Jabril Durham during the Razorbacks late run.
The dunks were two of the three Arkansas had for the game off assists by Durham, who entered the game fourth in the country with an average of 7.8 assists per game and finished with 10 for the game.
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TIP INS
Tennessee Tech: The Golden Eagles were off to their best start since going 7-2 to open the 2005-06 season. Rowe was 4 of 7 on 3-pointers, but Tennessee Tech was 7 of 24 (29.2 percent) overall from behind the arc.
Arkansas: Hannahs entered the game leading the Southeastern Conference in free throw shooting, having made 35 of 36 attempts (97.2 percent) for the season. The junior, however, missed a pair in the second half but is still a solid 39 of 42 (92.9 percent) for the season.
UP NEXT
Tennessee Tech is at Tennessee-Chattanooga on Tuesday.
Arkansas plays Mercer in North Little Rock, Ark., on Dec. 19.
