Fayetteville, Ark. (Jan. 5, 2013) --- Delaware State's hopes for a second straight road upset were dashed by Arkansas' hot shooting and pressure defense in an 86-51 loss to the Razorbacks at Bud Walton Arena this evening.
The Hornets, coming off a 53-51 win at Conference USA Marshall on Wednesday, fell to 6-9 on the season. Arkansas won its fifth straight game to improve to 9-4. The Razorbacks are 5-0 all-time vs. the Hornets.
B.J. Young led Arkansas with a game-high 19 points. Young was 8-for-9 from the field and 2-of-2 from three-point territory. Anthlon Bell chipped in with 12 points for the Razorbacks. His performance was highlighted by four three-point field goals.
Thirteen of the 14 players who saw action for Arkansas scored at least three points in the game.
Casey Walker was high man for Delaware State with 13 points. Walker knocked down three three-point shots to give him six threes in the last two games. He surpassed the 900-point mark at DSU during the contest. Walker now has 912 points in two-plus seasons with the Hornets.
Tahj Tate was the only other Hornet in double figures with 10 points. He has 600 points at DSU. Miles Bowman had eight points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor and shared team-high honors with eight rebounds.
Delaware State got off to a promising start, holding two four-point leads in the first five minutes of the game. Bowman scored six of the Hornets' first eight points. Bowman tallied his fifth and sixth points on a follow-up basket to give the Hornets an 8-4 lead with 15:33 left in the first half.
Arkansas responded with a 16-0 run to take control of the game. Young capped off the rally with a lay-up to give the hosts a 20-8 lead with 11:27 left in the half. The Razorbacks were 6-for-6 from the field, including a three-pointer, and 3-of-3 at the free throw line during the rally.
Arkansas led 43-18 at the break. The Razorbacks were 17-for-27 from the field (63.0%) in the first half.
The Hornets trailed by as many as 41 points in the second half.
After shooting 30.4% in the first half (7-for-23), Delaware State improved to 45.8% in the final 20 minutes (11-for-24).
Delaware State will be idle for the next two weeks. The Hornets return to action on Jan. 19 at UMES in Princess Anne, Md. The next home game is Jan. 23 against Howard.
