National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arkansas 89, North Texas 73
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, November 28, 2014
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials: # Bruce Benedict, # Pat Evans, # Mike Nance
Attendance: 14885

Arkansas 89, North Texas 73: Michael Qualls hit four 3-pointers en route to a career-best 22-point performance as the Razorbacks pulled away late against the visiting Mean Green.

Qualls added nine rebounds while Anthlon Bell had 15 points on the strength of four 3-pointers for Arkansas (5-0), which is off to its best start since 2006. Rashad Madden contributed 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds in the victory.

T.J. Taylor's 16 points paced North Texas (4-2), which surrendered 51 second-half points in the opener of a three-game road trip. Jordan Williams added 15 points while Muhammed Ahmed had 12 and Maurice Aniefiok chipped in 10.

Neither team led by more than four points until 6:47 remained in the first half, when a Qualls jumper following an Arkansas jump-ball win gave the Razorbacks a 28-23 advantage. The Mean Green battled back to take the lead on an Ahmed layup, but were held scoreless for the final 2:48 as Arkansas rode a Madden jumper with a minute left to carry a 38-36 edge into the break.

Bell knocked down a pair of early 3-pointers and Qualls added a long-range shot later in the half as the Razorbacks went up by seven, but Aniefiok and Taylor countered with 3-pointers to make it a 52-51 game with 13:50 remaining. A DeAndre Harris dunk gave North Texas the lead less than two minutes later, but Anton Beard hit a 3-pointer on the next possession, Bell added a three-point play with 7:18 remaining to cap an 11-2 run and the Mean Green didn't threaten again.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Arkansas has won 18 straight non-conference home games and has yet to lose in 14 meetings with North Texas. ... The Mean Green shot just 11-for-24 from the free-throw line. ... The Razorbacks committed six turnovers, well below their previous season low of 12.
Top Game Performances
 
North Texas   Arkansas
T.J. Taylor 16 Scoring Michael Qualls 22
Maurice Aniefiok 5 Assists Rashad Madden 7
Muhammed Ahmed 7 Rebounds Michael Qualls 9
Jeremy Combs 3 Free Throws Made Rashad Madden 6
Jeremy Combs 1 Steals Nick Babb 1
Jordan Williams 2 Blocks Alandise Harris 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
North Texas 73 44.8 10-20 11-24 14 32 4 2 10
Arkansas 89 40.8 11-27 20-25 21 44 4 3 6