Moody, Arkansas decimate cold-shooting Lipscomb 86-50
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- — Moses Moody scored 18 points and JD Notae scored 12 and Arkansas beat Lipscomb 86-50 on Saturday.
Vance Jackson scored 10 points and 11 players for Arkansas (4-0) entered the scoring column. Arkansas entered the game with five players — Moody, Justin Smith, Connor Vanover, Desi Sills and Notae — averaging double-digit scoring.
The Razorbacks built a 20-2 lead within the first five minutes and were never threatened by last year's Atlantic Sun Conference champions.
Arkansas shot 33 for 66 and took just more than half their shot-attempts (34) from 3-point range. The Razorbacks made just 11 (32.4%) from behind the arc.
Ahsan Asadullah led Lipscomb with 10 points. Parker Hazen grabbed 10 rebounds which was just one shy of tying his career high.
The Bisons were 15-for-59 (25.4%) shooting — including 5 for 21 from 3-point range — and 15 for 27 (55.6%) from the foul line.
It was the second-ever meeting between the programs. The Razorbacks won the previous meeting 83-54 on Dec. 20, 2004.
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2020-2021 ASUN Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 11-2 | - | 23-5 |
| Bellarmine | 10-3 | 1 | 13-7 |
| Lipscomb | 9-6 | 3 | 15-12 |
| North Florida | 6-6 | 4.5 | 8-15 |
| North Alabama | 7-8 | 5 | 13-11 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 4-5 | 5 | 10-8 |
| Stetson | 7-9 | 5.5 | 11-14 |
| Jacksonville | 5-9 | 6.5 | 11-13 |
| Kennesaw State | 2-13 | 10 | 5-19 |
2020-2021 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16-2 | - | 21-6 |
| Arkansas | 13-4 | 2.5 | 21-5 |
| LSU | 11-6 | 4.5 | 16-8 |
| Tennessee | 10-7 | 5.5 | 17-7 |
| Florida | 9-7 | 6 | 13-8 |
| Ole Miss | 10-8 | 6 | 15-10 |
| Missouri | 8-8 | 7 | 15-8 |
| Kentucky | 8-9 | 7.5 | 9-15 |
| Mississippi State | 8-10 | 8 | 14-13 |
| Georgia | 7-11 | 9 | 14-11 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 13-14 |
| South Carolina | 4-12 | 11 | 6-14 |
| Texas A&M | 2-8 | 10 | 8-9 |
| Vanderbilt | 3-13 | 12 | 8-15 |