Jonas Aidoo recorded season highs of 17 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots to help Arkansas roll to an easy 95-67 victory over North Carolina A&T on Saturday afternoon at Fayetteville, Ark.
Adou Thiero scored 14 points and Boogie Fland had 12 points and 11 assists for his first career double-double for the Razorbacks. Trevon Brazile and Karter Knox had 11 points apiece as Arkansas (10-2) won its fifth consecutive game.
D.J. Wagner and Billy Richmond III added 10 points apiece for the Razorbacks, who led by as many as 37 points and never trailed.
Ryan Forrest had 19 points and eight rebounds and Landon Glasper had 16 points for North Carolina A&T (3-10), which lost its eighth straight game.
Both players are Arkansas natives. Glasper played at Fayetteville High and Forrest played for Marion (Ark.) High. Forrest was just 8-of-28 shooting and Glasner made 7 of 21.
The Aggies connected on 36 percent of their attempts and were 4 of 22 from behind the arc.
The Razorbacks shot 50 percent from the field but were just 6 of 24 from 3-point range. Brazile collected nine rebounds for the Hogs.
Brazile had 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting as Arkansas cruised to a 54-31 halftime advantage.
Aidoo had seven points during the Razorbacks’ 12-3 game-opening run. After the Aggies closed within two on a 3-pointer by Forrest, Arkansas went on a 14-4 run with a three-point play by Richmond making it 26-14 with 12:29 left in the half.
A dunk by Brazile made it 37-19 with 4:37 left. A short time later, a 7-0 burst made it 46-24.
Knox made two free throws with 1:51 left for the 23-point lead.
Fland scored five points during a 7-0 run to start the second half to push the advantage to 61-31.
Thiero drained a 3-pointer to give Arkansas a 72-40 lead with 13:45 remaining.
Aidoo’s layup made it 82-45 with 9:14 left and the Razorbacks finished it out.
–Field Level Media
