Overview
- Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. led Arkansas with 17 points and five assists, punctuating a balanced attack that put six Razorbacks in double figures.
- Arkansas shot 58% with 25 assists, dominated the paint 50–20, and won the boards 39–27, limiting Vanderbilt to 37.9% shooting and 10-of-31 from three.
- John Calipari inserted Meleek Thomas and Karter Knox into the starting lineup, and the group stormed to a 13–2 lead and a 34–14 cushion before halftime.
- The Razorbacks never trailed, improved to 14–5 (4–2 SEC), and stayed perfect at home this season (12–0).
- Vanderbilt fell to 16–3 (3–3 SEC) with a third straight loss as coach Mark Byington said his team failed to compete and called the showing embarrassing, while Calipari noted Acuff’s strong response to his own in-game criticism.