It didn’t take a buzzer beater to dispatch Illinois-Chicago on Thursday at the Massimino Center.
The Razorbacks got 26 points from superstar Taliah Scott and a superb effort from Saylor Poffenbarger to defeat UIC by 8.
That victory was fire flames 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Un3uJby2lV
— Razorback WBB (@RazorbackWBB) December 21, 2023
Poffenbarger’s double-double (17 points and 11 rebounds) helped Arkansas return home with a 2-0 mark in the Sunshine State. It was Poffenbarger’s fifth of the season.
Scott hit 6 3-pointers, a career high, in the victory, which improved the team’s record to 11-3 on the year.
Samara Spencer had 13 points to contribute to the cause.
Arkansas will be back in action in over a week, when Incarnate Word comes to town for the final nonconference game of the year on December 31.
Tipoff is at 1:30 p.m. and will be streamed on SEC Network+.