1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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TLSA | 2 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 41 |
ARK | 14 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 91 |
Tolefree scores 20, hits six 3-pointers for No. 21 Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Alexis Tolefree had 20 points, A’tyanna Gaulden and Erynn Barnum scored 14 each, and No. 21 Arkansas ran away from Tulsa 91-41 on Wednesday night.
Tolefree remained hot from 3-point distance, making 6 of 10. She has made 13 of 22 3-pointers over the last three games. Barnum, a redshirt freshman forward, had her first career double-double, adding 12 rebounds to her 14 points.
Tulsa was hurt by a 9-minute, 15 second scoring drought in the first half. After the game was tied at 2, Arkansas went on an 18-0 run and Tulsa failed to score until Addison Richards made a layup with 7:43 remaining in the second quarter. A 3-pointer by Gaulden capped the first-half scoring with Arkansas leading 41-16.
The Golden Hurricane (3-7) missed all 16 of their 3-point attempts and shot 28% from the field overall. Arkansas (9-1) made 11 of 32 3-pointers and finished at 44% shooting overall. Arkansas had more bench points (46) and points in the paint (42) than Tulsa had total points.
Richards and KK Rodriguez scored 9 points each for Tulsa. Kendrian Elliott had 11 rebounds.
Tolefree had a quiet first half, scoring two points. The second half was a different story as she made 6 of 8 3-pointers and scored 18 points. Three of her 3-pointers came in the first 3 ½ minutes of the third quarter as the Razorbacks had a 13-2 run to extend their lead to 36 points. The margin first reached 50 points, 84-34, with 2:49 to go in the game.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Laura Morris
- Eric Brewton
- Doug Knight
2023-24 American Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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North Texas | 13-5 | - | 23-9 |
Tulsa | 13-5 | - | 25-10 |
Temple | 13-5 | - | 20-12 |
South Florida | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
UTSA | 10-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
East Carolina | 9-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
UAB | 9-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
Rice | 9-9 | 4 | 19-15 |
Charlotte | 9-9 | 4 | 16-15 |
Memphis | 9-9 | 4 | 13-17 |
SMU | 8-10 | 5 | 14-16 |
Florida Atlantic | 6-12 | 7 | 11-19 |
Wichita State | 5-13 | 8 | 10-22 |
Tulane | 3-15 | 10 | 12-20 |
2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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South Carolina | 16-0 | - | 38-0 |
LSU | 13-3 | 3 | 31-6 |
Ole Miss | 12-4 | 4 | 24-9 |
Alabama | 10-6 | 6 | 24-10 |
Tennessee | 10-6 | 6 | 20-13 |
Vanderbilt | 9-7 | 7 | 23-10 |
Mississippi State | 8-8 | 8 | 23-12 |
Auburn | 8-8 | 8 | 20-12 |
Texas A&M | 6-10 | 10 | 19-13 |
Arkansas | 6-10 | 10 | 18-15 |
Florida | 5-11 | 11 | 16-16 |
Kentucky | 4-12 | 12 | 12-20 |
Georgia | 3-13 | 13 | 12-18 |
Missouri | 2-14 | 14 | 11-19 |