FAYETTEVILLE -- In a battle of two of the top three free-throw shooting teams in the SEC, No. 10 Kentucky outdid the University of Arkansas during the Wildcats' 73-66 victory at Walton Arena on Saturday.
Arkansas, which entered as the third-best free-throw shooting team in the conference at 75.2%, had one of its worst games by going 20 of 30 for 66.7%.
Kentucky, the top free-throw shooting team in the SEC at 76.8%, was 20 of 27 (74.1%) from the line.
The Razorbacks were a mess in the first half, going 3 of 8 from the foul line, including 1 of 3 from guard Mason Jones, who entered as the SEC's second-best free-throw shooter (91.