Feb 15, 2026
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in 2026February 14Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Auburn Tigers NCAAM NCAAM expert recap and game analysis ESPN.
Auburn Tigers នៅ Arkansas Razorbacks
Darius Acuff Jr., Billy Richmond III enjoy career as No. 21 Arkansas beats Auburn
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.-- — Darius Acuff Jr.scored a career-high 31 points and Billy Richmond III scored 25 points to lead No. 21 Auburn, Arkansas, to an 88-75 lead on Saturday night.
Acuff, who was 10-of-10 from the field and 7 from 3-point range, hit three straight 3-pointers early in the second half as the Razorbacks (19-6, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) went on a 19-4 run before the first media timeout to lead by six at halftime.
The freshman guard has scored in double figures in every game this season and has now scored 20 or more in six straight games.Arkansas went 5-1 in that stretch.
Richmond made 12 of 15 field goals to break his previous career high of 16 points.Arkansas, as a team, shot 57 percent from the floor.
Auburn (14-11, 5-7) played without leading scorer Keyshawn Aula, who averaged 20.7 points per game.Coach Steven Mutiara said Aula was out for disciplinary reasons.Tahaad Pettiford scored 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting and KeShawn Murphy added 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting.The rest of the Tigers' squad shot 22%.
The Tigers pulled within eight points with 8:25 left, but Richmond added five points and Acuff added three more to extend Arkansas' lead in the second.
Auff became the second player in Arkansas history to score at least 500 points and 150 assists in a single season.Lee Mayberry did it three times between 1990 and 1992.
L'Auburn plays Mississippi State last night.
Arkansas plays at Alabama on Wednesday night.
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Referee: KP Burdett Jr
| South-East Conference South-East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
| Florida | 10-2 | - | 19-6 |
|Arkansas |9-3 |1 |19-6 |
|Vanderbiltas |8-4 |2 |21-4 |
|Tennessee |8-4 |2 |18-7 |
|Alabama |8-4 |2 |18-7 |
|Kentucky |8-4 |2 |17-8 |
|Missouri |7-5 |3 |17-8 |
|Texas A&M |7-5 |3 |17-8 |
|Texas |7-5 |3 |16-9 |
|Georgia |5-7 |5 |17-8 |
|Brown |5-7 |5 |14-11 |
|Mississippi State |4-8 |6 |12-13 |
|Oklahoma |3-9|7|13-12 |
|Ole Miss |3-9 |7 |11-14 |
|LSU |2-10 |8 |14-11 |
|South Carolina |2-10 |8 |11-14 |
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