FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas guard Daryl Macon didn't realize he was so close to scoring 30 points Saturday against Ole Miss until teammate Manny Watkins spoke up.
"Manny told me I had 27," Macon said. "He was like, 'I bet you won't get 30.' I was like, 'OK, bet.' "
It wasn't the day to bet against Macon.
Shortly after Watkins' challenge, Macon hit a three-point basket with 1:56 left as the Razorbacks rolled to a 98-80 victory over the Rebels before an announced crowd of 15,214 at Walton Arena.
Macon, a 6-3 junior from Little Rock Parkview, became Arkansas' 46th player to score 30 or more points -- in a combined 116 games -- and the first since senior guard Dusty Hannahs had 33 against Florida last season in the SEC Tournament.