FAYETTEVILLE — On a night when Arkansas truly needed its bench, freshmen Keyshawn Embery-Simpson and Reggie Chaney showed why they were so highly regarded coming into the Razorbacks program.
Daniel Gafford had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Isaiah Joe 15 points, Embery-Simpson a career-high tying 14 points and Chaney added 12 points as the Razorbacks downed Austin Peay 76-65 on Friday before an announced crowd of 8,556 fans at Bud Walton Arena.
For the game, Mason Jones and Jalen Harris were a combined 2-for-15 from the field while Embery-Simpson and Chaney were 11-of-17 off the bench.
“I’m very proud of the effort of those guys coming off the bench,” Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said.