Devo Davis. Ole Miss calls for time. Tate has hit six 3s in the last three games. His teammates loved it and greeted him with tons of high fives at the under-4 media timeout. Razorbacks are plus-13 in his six minutes on the floor. A graduate of the University of Arkansas, Bordelon previously covered high school sports for the Times Record in Fort Smith and the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Springdale. Desi Sills is a 6'1 Scoring guard in the 2018 class out of Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro, AR. After a missed free throw, Warith Alatishe bats the ball out to Jarod Lucas for a deep 3-pointer. He’ll be at the line when play resumes. Oregon State taps out offensive rebound for second-chance triple. Desi Sills had seven points as well, and Justin Smith, Jalen Tate and JD Notae pitched in five. • New Auburn football Coach Bryan Harsin, the former Arkansas State coach, was in attendance at Auburn Arena. Davis then comes up with yet another rebound. Desi Sills had 14 points and Moses Moody scored 11 for Arkansas. Some of his moves and methods scoring around the rim can look really unorthodox, but he’s effective inside the arc for the most part. Arkansa up 17-13. Curious to see if he gets going on both ends tonight. His first resulted in a Luis Rodriguez dunk. University of Arkansas guard Desi Sills drew a critical defensive assignment in the SEC opener, performed it well, and it didn't hamper his offense in the least. Get real-time COLLEGEBASKETBALL basketball coverage and scores as Missouri Tigers takes on Arkansas Razorbacks. Request details via email from your school account (.edu) to nchavanelle@yahoo.com. 2 in AP Top 25. The 6-7 forward did not return and had a walking boot on his right foot in the second half. G - ARK. Arkansas fans were into it, then Devontae Shuler hit a long 2. Copyright © 2021, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. 11:35, 1H — Devo Davis with a really impressive sequence to send us to the under-12 media timeout. It hasn’t been either of those things in the last couple of minutes. He has 12 rebounds in his last two games and nine have come on the offensive end. Hunter came into tonight averaging 1.3 points per game and 5 of 13 shooting for the season. He then rebounded Ole Miss’ missed shot on the ensuing defensive possession. Louisiana Tech pitcher shuts out Arkansas, hands Diamond Hogs first loss, Louisiana Tech shuts out Arkansas in finale, Champs again: Razorbacks win NCAA title on home track, Veteran linebackers not satisfied with progress, Hogs emphasize short run game this spring, VIDEO: Woods, Pool recap Day 2 of spring ball, Quarterback, defensive line observations from Day 1 of Arkansas' spring drills. Desi Sills exited Tuesday's game in the first half with an apparent shoulder injury, Jacob Davis of SB Nation reports. Staying static is no place to be on a football field. 10:55, 1H — Justin Smith gets a contested floater to drop, plus the foul, and Arkansas is up 20-13. :41.1, 2H — Ole Miss’ bench players were just doing the “DEFENSE” chant down 16. Desi Sills D. Sills. Tate put together arguably his best performance as a Razorback at Vanderbilt, scoring 25 points to go with eight assists. Tate has nine points on 3 of 7 from the floor. 16:40, 2H — Desi Sills threw down a big one-handed dunk in transition then fell nearly flat on his stomach afterward. "Desi Sills is the most experienced player out there, and he was the best player out there in a lot of ways," Pearl said. A Razorback' turnover became a transition dunk by Xavier Pinson, ... up 17-10 with 11:26 to go with a three from the right wing, but Arkansas answered with a triple of its own from Desi Sills. 15:29, 1H — Desi Sills stops the bleeding with a 3 from the right wing out of the timeout. Moody has 18 points, while Smith has 19. (Arkansas Athletics) Ryan Casper. 16 defensive efficiency rating in college basketball, allowing 90.4 points per 100 possessions for the season. • Arkansas freshman Moses Moody was a headband man, wearing the sweat soaker around his head for the first time this season. Allen Flanigan A. Flanigan. It was a season low in scoring since their 65-62 loss at Dayton on Dec. 19. Notae scored 12 points in the team’s last three games, but he has 12 in the second half tonight and 17 for the game. Notae has five points in his five minutes on the floor. 3:53, 2H — Moses Moody just checked in for Devo Davis after making a bad turnover against the Rebels 1-3-1 zone, and Moody will be at the line when play resumes. The Razorbacks lost senior Justin Smith late in the first half. Arkansas up 63-44 after a mini run by Ole Miss. Connor Vanover scored four points on a dunk early on and a short jumper. 18 PTS 6/12 FG 2/2 FT. Rebounds. We bring you the latest game previews, live … Ole Miss then airballs a 3 on its first possession. "Desi Sills is the most experienced player out there, ... capping the Razorbacks' road win with a steal at midcourt and dunk just before the final buzzer to give him 21 points. Auburn made 15 of 29 three-pointers, a season high by an Arkansas opponent, and outscored the Razorbacks by 18 points from beyond the arc with its 51.7% shooting from that range. Mason Jones scored 20 points and Desi Sills added 18 to lead Arkansas to a 78-67 win over TCU in a Big 12/SEC Challenge game on Saturday. Arkansas beat Ole Miss 74-59. He does that all the time.". I thought both of those guys in tandem, and then also when Devo [Davonte Davis] guarded him, did a really good job.". Might be something to keep an eye on. It is Smith’s first 3 since Nov. 28 vs. North Texas. All rights reserved. Arkansas is up 24-19 at the under-8 timeout. Arkansas’ lead is 58-38. 14:29, 1H — JD Notae gets in on the scoring with a 3 from the top of the key. "Really good player, fun kid to watch. But Arkansas is going to move to 5-4 in SEC play before stepping out of the league to take on Oklahoma State on Saturday. 01.21.21. Auburn Coach Bruce Pearl was impressed by the junior guard's performance. Notae shot 5 of 11, including 2 of 6 from three-point range, and made 7 of 9 free throws in the second half. "My teammates were just looking for me," Sills said. He popped right back up, but officials stopped play to get him out of the game. Arkansas leads 15-13. He made 9 of 12 shots inside the arc in the win. 01.09.21 He also leads the SEC in free throw rate, taking more than one shot at the line for every field goal attempted. Arkansas Coach Eric Musselman said he had 6-6 guard Jalen Tate assigned to Powell early in game prep, but opted to start the shorter 6-2 Sills on him. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2021, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He also helped limit Powell to 4 points on 1-of-8 shooting, including 0 of 3 from three-point range. Desi is a hard nosed, blue collar worker on both ends. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. There can ... ( Luis Rodriguez leads the Rebels with six points, Devontae Shuler has four and KJ Buffen three. He has a great touch. Devo Davis leads all scorers with eight points. Jalen Tate, Desi Sills, Moses Moody, ... A putback dunk by Moody capped off a 17-0 run for the Hogs, extending the lad to 40-13 with under four minutes to play in the half. 18:32, 1H — Ole Miss throws its extended halfcourt zone at the Razorbacks for the first time and Arkansas gets a Connor Vanover dunk out of it. He is tenacious. Rebels have scored seven straight points and lead 9-5. Vanover has an obvious height advantage, but White is chiseled and strong. 6:01. Moody made both free throws after the foul. The Razorbacks (13-4, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) have won nine of their last 12 games against Ole Miss (8-7, 3-5). G - AUB. "He has an ankle on one foot and a cap on the other," Musselman said. Smith also played well in his third game back from ankle surgery, adding 12 points and seven rebounds. Ole Miss has suddenly made 8 of its last 11 shots. Razorbacks up 33-23. Justin Smith and Moses Moody, seeing all their action with the Red, scored 22 points and 21 points, respectively. and ended it the same way. Desi Sills is still as shifty and tough as ever and as I said earlier Moses Moody will be a problem this year. His second was a lob pass to Justin Smith from near midcourt against Ole Miss’ 1-3-1 zone. Scottie Bordelon is a reporter for WholeHogSports.com. Arkansas’ lead is 48-31. The pass hit the rim, and the Rebels wound up getting to the line on their ensuing possession. :50, 1H — After a mad scramble on the floor for a loose ball, it somehow ends up in the hands of Connor Vanover, who knocks down a 6-foot jumper to give Arkansas a 37-25 lead. "Then we put Tate on him at times too because of the length. No. 11 Auburn edges Arkansas 79-76 in OT. Eric Musselman has to like the fact Notae has five boards, too. Great half from Devo Davis, who added eight points, three rebounds and a pair of steals in 11 minutes. It’s Tate’s first bucket of the night. 2:40, 1H — Justin Smith takes a feed from Desi Sills at the foul line and challenges Romello White at the rim and gets a layup to go. Aside from him, Ole Miss shot 7 of 21 in the half. 2:13, 1H — Desi Sills hits two free throws and the Razorbacks lead Ole Miss 35-23. Arkansas owns the third-ranked defense in Division I and it was on full display Friday against South Dakota in a 77-56 victory. Ole Miss is No. 15:52, 1H — Moses Moody’s second turnover of the early going turns into a dunk for Devontae Shuler. Have a comment on this story? Terence Lewis II scored 12 points … Arkansas guard Desi Sills slams in a dunk. Moses Moody did not officially take a shot in the first half. Get real-time COLLEGEBASKETBALL basketball coverage and scores as Texas-Arlington Mavericks takes on Arkansas Razorbacks. I’ll keep an eye on him. Samir Doughty scored 23 points, including hitting two free throws in the final seconds of overtime, and No. 6 REB 4 DREB 2 OREB. Nice run from the Razorbacks after the Rebels had a bit of early momentum on their side. Jarkel Joiner had 11 points and Luis Rodriguez 10. Razorbacks lead 24-17. Keyontae Johnson scored a career-high 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds Thursday as No. JD Notae, Justin Smith, Desi Sills and Moses Moody each have three points. "I was coming in with confidence off the previous game that we played. The Razorbacks closed the first half on a 10-4 surge for a 37-25 halftime advantage and led by double digits the rest of the way. HALF — Arkansas leads 37-25. Kermit Davis is obviously looking for something — anything — to get his offense going. The Razorbacks have won 3 in a row, they're 13-4 overall. He is a member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and Football Writers Association of America and voter for the Biletnikoff Award. Razorbacks lead 65-50. Eight more minutes to play in the scrimmage. The Rebels come into tonight's game as one of the best defensive teams in the country. 4:31, 1H — JD Notae hit a pair of free throws to push Arkansas’ lead to 29-21. Both Desi Sills and Moses Moody were slammed hard to the court under the Razorbacks' basket in the second half. Devan Cambridge, a 6-6 guard, went 5 of 6 from three-point range, while 6-4 guard Jamal Johnson was 5 of 7 beyond the arc for the Tigers. If the Razorbacks can clean up their interior defense a bit – opponents have hit 54.5% of their 2-point looks in league games – they can perhaps go on a run as the back half of conference play begins. Arkansas up 5-2. 14:31, 2H — Jalen Tate drives the lane and is fouled. The Razorbacks had a 40-36 advantage on the glass. Vanover now has six points on 3 of 6 shooting. Shuler leads the team in scoring at 14.9 per game. Notae was 4-of-11 shooting and made three of Arkansas' seven 3-pointers. Jalen Tate J. Tate. His triple ties the game at 11. He’s been OK tonight, but it’s always a good sign when he’s knocking down perimeter shots. Arkansas ends 2-game skid, bolsters resume with win over TCU. He’s been tended to by Arkansas’ strength coach Dave Richardson right now. He was upset he didn't finish there. Assists. Despite experiencing some offensive struggles a couple of weeks ago, Arkansas ranks fifth in the SEC in offensive efficiency, scoring 103.5 points per 100 possessions, per KenPom. The first day of spring football practice never includes pads. That’s big-time for the Razorbacks offensively. 16:40, 2H — Desi Sills threw down a big one-handed dunk in transition then fell nearly flat on his stomach afterward. Hogs ip 41-29. The Razorbacks improved to 4-0 in SEC openers against Auburn. All rights reserved. Terence Lewis II scored 12 points … Desi Sills made a three-point shot from about 30 feet late in the first half. Razorbacks up 43-31. 10:00, 2H — JD Notae splits a pair of free throws, and the Razorbacks lead by 20.