It took a half before the No. 25 University of Arkansas men’s basketball team could pull away in a 82-58 victory against Fresno State on Saturday afternoon in North Little Rock.

Fresno State tallied more turnovers (10) than made shots (9) in a drowsy first half at Simmons Bank Arena. The Razorbacks (7-2) almost held the Bulldogs to their lowest score in a game under second-year Coach Vance Walberg, which stood as a 51-point showing last season.

“We’re just trying to pressure,” Arkansas Coach John Calipari said. “They played similar to Louisville, a lot of the same stuff.”

Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. led all players with 18 points. The freshman shot 7 for 12 from the floor and 3 for 5 from three-point range in the second half. Three other Razorbacks reached double digits. Freshman gu

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