Joe finds the mark behind arc

FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas guard Isaiah Joe put his name high in the school record books with 10 threepointers during Saturday’s 121-89 rout of Florida International at Walton Arena.

Joe made 11 of 14 shots, 10 of 13 from three-point range, and finished with 34 points. He’s the first Razorbacks player to make 10 since Rotnei Clarke against East Tennessee State on Nov. 27, 2009.

Joe tied Clarke and Pat Bradley for third on the team’s single-game threepoint chart, trailing Clarke’s 13 vs. Alcorn State in 2009 and Al Dillard’s 12 against Delaware State in 1993.

Joe had a quiet night going with just three points on 1-of-3 shooting as Arkansas built a 24-11 lead midway through the first half.

But after the Panthers reeled off nine consecutive points to pull within 24-20 and send a ripple of anxiety through the Walton Arena crowd, Joe started to heat up.

The freshman from Fort Smith Northside stopped the run with a three-point shot from the left wing then proceeded to make three more from behind the arc before halftime as the Razorbacks stretched their lead to 20-plus points.

Joe wound up connecting on six consecutive threepoint goals in a span of 10 minutes straddling the first and second halves.

After opening the season hot with 7 of 13 three-point shooting through two games, Joe had a three-game lull in which he made 7 of 26 beyond the arc.

Joe’s hot hand Saturday left him 24 of 52 (46.2 percent) on the season from