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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kentucky 87, Arkansas 72
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials: # Joe Lindsay, # Ted Valentine, # Olandis Poole
Attendance: 18083
Forward Kevin Knox scored 23 points, and Kentucky dominated the boards in knocking off Arkansas 87-72 in Southeastern Conference play Tuesday night in Fayetteville, Ark.

The Wildcats (19-9, 8-7 SEC) overcame an early 11-0 deficit to win their second game in a row while the Razorbacks (19-9, 8-7 SEC) saw their winning streak snapped at four games. It was just the second loss for the Hogs in 16 home outings.

Knox scored 12 of his points in the second half as the Wildcats turned what had been a tight battle into a comfortable victory. They outrebounded the Razorbacks 46-29 with their 18 offensive rebounds leading to 16 second-chance points.

The Hogs went without a field goal for nearly eight minutes in the second half to go from a 68-65 deficit to an 83-70 hole with 2:33 left in the game.

Arkansas guard Daryl Macon led all scorers with 26 points.

After falling behind by double digits in less than three minutes, Kentucky fought back to a 20-20 tie approaching the midpoint of the first half. The Wildcats took their first lead 35-34 on forward PJ Washington's jumper.

The score was tied in the last minute of the first period before Washington's steal led to a layup and free throw with 18 seconds left that gave the Wildcats a 43-40 lead. However, Macon's 3-pointer at the buzzer made it a 43-43 deadlock at the break.

Kentucky established early command of the boards with 23 rebounds to 17 for Arkansas before halftime.

The two teams went back and forth in the opening minutes of the second half and were tied five times just over five minutes into the period.

Then, after Arkansas assumed a 61-56 lead on guard Anton Beard's 3-pointer, the Wildcats responded with a 9-0 run that led to a 22-4 spurt and 78-65 lead with just under seven minutes left in the game.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Kentucky   Arkansas
Kevin Knox 23 Scoring Daryl Macon 26
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 Assists Anton Beard 5
PJ Washington 10 Rebounds Dustin Thomas 10
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 4 Free Throws Made Daryl Macon 6
Kevin Knox 2 Steals Anton Beard 1
Wenyen Gabriel 2 Blocks Daniel Gafford 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kentucky 87 46.3 8-21 17-20 16 44 4 7 11
Arkansas 72 39.7 9-26 13-18 14 26 7 3 9