Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Arkansas nets 20th victory of season
NO. 23 ARKANSAS 108, OLE MISS 64
OXFORD, Miss. — Alexis Tolefree scored 19 points and Chelsea Dungee scored 18 and No. 23-ranked Arkansas disposed of
Ole Miss
108-64 at the Pavilion on Sunday to set an SEC single-game scoring record.
The Razorbacks, who scored at least 25 points in all four quarters Sunday, also topped the century mark beating Kentucky 103-85 last week.
Arkansas (20-5, 8-4) has won five of its last six games and reached eight conference wins for just the second time since joining the SEC and crossed the 20-win mark for just the seventh time since the turn of the century.
Arkansas began to pull away from Ole Miss (7-18, 0-12) late in the first quarter. Taylor Smith buried a three-pointer to bring the Rebels within 23-21 with 98 seconds left in the first. But in an 84-second span, Tolefree responded with three free throws, A’Tyanna Gaulden followed with a three-pointer created off a steal by Amber Ramirez and Tolefree ended the quarter with another three-pointer for a 32-23 advantage. The Razorbacks broke it open in the second quarter, outscoring Ole Miss 26-14 for a 58-37 halftime lead.
Ramirez added 17 points and grabbed four rebounds. Gaulden added 13 points and four assists; Makayla Daniels scored 10 points and handed out four assists.
The Razorbacks shot 23 of 33 (69.7%) in the first half, including 4 of 7 from three-point range and made all eight of their free throw attempts. Nine Razorbacks entered the scoring column in the first half and registered at least two baskets. Arkansas finished 38 of 59 (64.4%) overall which shattered the previous record of 60.4% set on Feb. 11, 1999.
Ole Miss was 25 of 63 (39.7%) from the floor, including a 3 of 15 (20%) from three-point range. Arkansas limited its turnovers to nine while gaining a 6-2 advantage on steals.
Smith led Ole Miss with 17 points, Iyanla Kitchens 15 and Mimi Reid 13. Kitchens grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. The Rebels have dropped 18 consecutive conference games. The last time Ole Miss beat a league opponent was Feb. 14, 2019, at home, with a 65-60 victory over Vanderbilt.
The Razorbacks held a 3727 advantage on the boards, including an 11-rebound effort from Rokia Doumbia, who also had a team-high six assists.