FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas had no sign of any hangover Sunday afternoon after its loss to top-ranked South Carolina earlier in the week.
Instead, the No. 25 Razorbacks gave No. 15 Kentucky the headache with a hot-shooting second half to help them pull away for a 103-85 victory in front a vocal crowd of 5,638 in Walton Arena.
Arkansas struggled against a bigger South Carolina team in Thursday’s 86-65 loss, but it was dominant in almost every phase of the game against the Wildcats.
After leading 38-35 at halftime, Arkansas (19-5, 7-4 SEC) shot a blistering 71% (20-of-28) from the floor in the final two quarters and outrebounded Kentucky to pull away for its first regular-season victory over a top-15 opponent since 2016 when the Razorbacks knocked off then-No.