Sills the real deal for Hogs
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Desi Sills, the University of Arkansas’ freshman guard from Jonesboro, had his seasonhigh in scoring during the first half of Saturday’s game against Texas A&M.
Sills scored 13 points in the first half and finished with 14 in 18 minutes off the bench to help the Razorbacks beat the
Aggies 73-71.
“Desi’s number was called and he was ready,” Arkansas Coach Mike Anderson said. “It was good to see him come out and play with confidence and play like he does in practice. He kept us in the game in the first half.”
Sills, who came into the game averaging 4.5 points, hit 5 of 9 shots and 3 of 6 three-pointers. He was 3 of 5 on three-pointers in the first half to help the Razorbacks take a 32-31 lead.
“We really should have been up at halftime,” Texas A&M Coach Billy Kennedy said. “The threes Sills hit were big. That was something we didn’t expect coming into the game.”
Sills’ previous scoring high was nine points in back-to-back games against Western Kentucky and Texas-San Antonio. He is the seventh Razorback to score at least 11 points in a game this season.
“Desi played a great game,” Arkansas sophomore forward Daniel Gafford said. “He did everything he had to do. I’m pretty sure the coaches are impressed.”
Sills’ lone point in the second half was a big one.