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Nov 21, 2025; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks wing Billy Richmond III (24) dunks the ball in the first half against the Jackson State Tigers at Bud Walton Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nCenter Malique Ewin scored a season-high 21 points and collected first three assists of the campaign, Karter Knox had a double-double, and No. 21 Arkansas placed seven players in double figures in a 115-61 blowout of Jackson State on Friday in Fayetteville, Ark.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Knox had 17 points and 10 rebounds, D. J. Wagner had 16 points, and Meleek Thomas added 13 off the bench for the Razorbacks (5-1), who scored their most points in a game in coach John Calipari’s two seasons.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Tamarion Hoover had 19 points and hit four 3-pointers while Dorian McMillian had nine points for the Tigers (0-5), who have also lost to No. 8 Illinois, No. 6 Louisville and No. 22 Auburn. Second-leading scorer Daeshun Ruffin did not score in eight minutes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Razorbacks led 47-19 at the half and kept pushing, making 16 of their first 19 field goal attempts in the second half. They scored 68 points in the frame and led 79-27 with 12 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Arkansas shot 63.9% from the field and had a 38-27 rebounding advantage while committing only six turnovers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Billy Richmond III had a season-high 14 points and Darius Acuff Jr. had 10 for the Razorbacks, who also made 28 of 36 free throws.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n The Tigers shot 34.4% from the field and made 9 of 27 3-pointers. They were 7 of 33 from the floor in the first half, including 3 of 15 from distance.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Arkansas has won all 13 meetings between the two teams.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Razorbacks used their fourth starting combination while looking for the best way to attack a schedule that gets appreciably more difficult.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n They play 19 of their remaining 24 regular-season games against teams that won at least 20 games last season, beginning with Duke in the CBS Thanksgiving Classic on Thursday in Chicago.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Thomas made an immediate impact when he entered after the first media timeout. He hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key for a 12-7 lead, and his lob passes set up Richmond for run-out dunks on the next two possessions as the Razorbacks broke from a 7-7 tie four minutes into the game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Arkansas asserted itself within a pair of long scoring runs to take control. Wagner’s dunk capped a 24-9 run for a 31-16 lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n After Jayme Mitchell Jr. hit a 3 to stop the run, the Razorbacks scored the final 16 points of the first half to take a 47-19 lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n