Auburn pulls away for 73-51 win over Arkansas

Published 2:26 pm Saturday, January 24, 2009

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Korvotney Barber had 15 points and 18 rebounds to lead Auburn to a 73-51 win over Arkansas on Saturday.

AUBURN (12-7)

Barber 6-14 3-7 15, Reed 5-14 4-5 16, Barrett 3-5 0-0 6, Robertson 2-2 0-0 6, Waller 5-12 0-0 14, Hargrove 4-8 0-0 10, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Sullivan 2-3 0-0 4, Knox 1-1 0-0 2, Lett 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 7-12 73.

ARKANSAS (12-5)

Washington 3-10 2-5 8, Sanchez 2-5 4-6 8, Fortson 5-17 2-3 12, Welsh 5-14 0-0 14, Clarke 2-8 0-0 5, Henry 0-1 0-2 0, Britt 1-4 0-0 2, Noland 0-0 0-0 0, Cox 0-0 0-0 0, Clark 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 19-63 8-16 51.

Halftime_Auburn 38-31. 3-Point Goals_Auburn 10-25 (Waller 4-10, Robertson 2-2, Hargrove 2-4, Reed 2-7, Sullivan 0-1, Williams 0-1), Arkansas 5-24 (Welsh 4-12, Clarke 1-5, Washington 0-1, Britt 0-2, Fortson 0-4). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Auburn 43 (Barber 18), Arkansas 41 (Washington 12). Assists_Auburn 19 (Reed 6), Arkansas 10 (Fortson 4). Total Fouls_Auburn 17, Arkansas 11. A_18,246.

The Tigers (12-7, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) pulled ahead in the first half with some impressive 3-point shooting, then turned the game into a rout by scoring the last 14 points of the second.

Stefan Welsh led Arkansas (12-5, 0-4) with 14 points.

Welsh made a 3-pointer on Arkansas’ first trip down court, a good omen for a team that had been struggling from the outside. However, it was Auburn that put on a first-half shooting clinic, starting 7-of-8 from 3-point range and entering the intermission up 38-31.

DeWayne Reed finished with 16 points to lead the Tigers. Tay Waller added 14, including four first-half 3-pointers.