National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arkansas 73, Auburn 64
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials: # Michael Kitts, # Antinio Petty, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 12626
Arkansas held Auburn without a basket for the first 12 minutes of the second half, ending a two-game losing streak with a 73-64 victory on Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark.

Julysses Nobles and Rotnei Clarke each scored 16 points for the Razorbacks (13-6, 3-3 SEC), who opened the second half with a 21-1 run to take control.

Marshawn Powell scored the first five points of the half as Arkansas went on an 8-0 run. Auburn got a free throw from Earnest Ross with 14:48 left, making it 42-31. The Razorbacks then scored the next 13 points, six by Clarke. Marcus Britt’s 3-pointer with 9:10 left made it 55-31.

Auburn finally scored its first basket of the half on a jumper by Ross with 8:21 left. That sparked a 13-0 run, pulling the Tigers within 55-44 with 5:37 to go. Chris Denson’s layup with 54 seconds left cut the deficit to 70-64.

Powell finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds for Arkansas.

Ross scored 15 points to lead the Tigers (7-13, 0-6), who remain the only winless team in the SEC.

On Saturday, Arkansas travels to No. 22 Vanderbilt and Auburn visits South Carolina.
Top Game Performances
 
Auburn   Arkansas
Earnest Ross 15 Scoring Rotnei Clarke 16
Josh Wallace 4 Assists Marcus Britt 4
Earnest Ross 7 Rebounds Marshawn Powell 11
Earnest Ross 7 Free Throws Made Julysses Nobles 10
Earnest Ross 3 Steals Jeff Peterson 2
Adrian Forbes 1 Blocks Delvon Johnson 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Auburn 64 35.3 3-11 13-18 10 31 2 8
Arkansas 73 47.8 3-11 26-34 14 36 9 5