FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas guard Mason Jones has turned 30-point games into a routine occurrence this season, adding the eighth to his resume Wednesday with 36 points against LSU as the Walton Arena crowd chanted "MVP! MVP! MVP!" in the closing seconds.
Jones made 10 of 17 shots, 4 of 6 from three-point range and went 12 of 14 at the free-throw line for his fifth-highest scoring game of the year. Jones leads the nation with both 264 free throws taken and 219 made.
He had a season-high 41 points against Tulsa and 40 against Auburn.