By the end of Arkansas’ 99-73 win over Georgia, a casual box score observer likely couldn’t tell the game was ever close.
The Razorbacks (17-5, 6-3) almost doubled up the home team in the second half, 46-26, en route to a seventh straight win. In the first half, the Hogs never led by more than six points.
Stanley Umude was the biggest reason for the outburst. He had 15 points in the first half, but scored eight of the team’s first 10 points within three minutes of coming out of the locker room. By the end he had a season-high 31 on 12 of 20 shooting, including a 6-of-8 night from 3-point range.
JD Notae, Jaylin Williams and Au’Diese Toney joined him in double figures, scoring 23, 14 and 10, respectively. Williams just missed his sixth double-double of the year with eight rebounds, but he was also limited to just six minutes in the first half because of foul trouble.
Kario Oquendo led Georgia with 17e points.
The Razorbacks next play Saturday when Mississippi State, the team that beat Arkansas to open the SEC portion of the schedule, travels to Bud Walton Arena. That game is followed by another home game Tuesday against No. 1 Auburn. The Tigers will have been coming off a visit to Georgia on that date.