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Gafford plays big in 2nd half

After a sluggish first half, Daniel Gafford looked like a future NBA player and helped the University of Arkansas to a 79-67 victory over Texas-San Antonio on Saturday night.

Gafford, the Razorbacks' 6-11 sophomore, finished with 13 points at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock after having 2 points on 1-of-2 shooting in the first half along with 2 turnovers in 12 minutes.

In the second half, Gafford hit 3 of 4 shots and 5 of 8 free throws.

"Well, he needed to do that," Arkansas Coach Mike Anderson said. "I thought that first half, he wasn't very good.