Tennessee Volunteers vs. Arkansas Razorbacks

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TENN	36	39	75
ARK	37	49	86

Game Recap

Acuff scores 29 points to lead No. 18 Arkansas to a 86-75 win over No. 19 Tennessee. Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. scored a career-high 29 points, including a key 3-pointer with just over two minutes left in the second half, to help No. 18 Arkansas to an 86-75 win over No. 19 Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference opener for both...

Player Stats

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	32	4-9	0-1	5-11	3	3	2	0	1	2	13
6DeWayne Brown II	16	3-7	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	1	6
34Felix Okpara	31	1-3	0-0	1-2	7	1	0	2	1	4	3
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	35	5-15	2-7	2-2	2	4	2	0	1	4	14
3Bishop Boswell	21	2-3	1-2	1-2	4	3	2	0	0	4	6
13J.P. Estrella	10	3-3	1-1	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	2	9
23Jaylen Carey	16	3-8	0-0	0-2	3	0	0	0	2	1	6
35Ethan Burg	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0
1Amari Evans	23	7-7	1-1	1-2	3	1	3	0	1	0	16
77Amaree Abram	11	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	2	2
TOTAL	-	29-5949.2%	5-1338.5%	12-2352.2%	33	13	11	2	12	22	75

ARKANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Nick Pringle	13	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	1	1	4	2
7Trevon Brazile	38	3-10	0-5	1-2	7	0	2	1	2	1	7
5Darius Acuff Jr.	36	9-16	3-7	8-9	3	4	1	1	4	0	29
11Karter Knox	27	3-8	1-5	4-5	7	0	1	1	1	2	11
21D.J. Wagner	14	0-3	0-1	2-2	2	2	0	2	1	0	2
12Malique Ewin	27	2-4	0-0	8-8	6	0	1	4	4	3	12
24Billy Richmond III	15	2-5	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	4	5
1Meleek Thomas	30	6-13	3-4	3-3	3	1	3	0	1	2	18


TOTAL	-	25-5942.4%	7-2330.4%	29-3387.9%	29	7	8	10	14	16	86

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTENNARK

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Arkansas.
(19:33) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses layup.
(19:33) D.J. Wagner Block.
(19:29) Darius Acuff Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(19:07) Darius Acuff Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:04) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(18:52) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses layup.
(18:52) D.J. Wagner Block.
(18:47) Trevon Brazile Defensive Rebound.
(18:45) Trevon Brazile misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:45) Arkansas Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:45) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
(18:34) Karter Knox misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(18:31) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:28) Bishop Boswell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nate Ament assists).
30
(18:13) Darius Acuff Jr. misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(18:10) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:07) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes layup (Bishop Boswell assists).
50
(17:52) Trevon Brazile misses 6-foot jumper.
(17:52) Felix Okpara Block.
(17:52) Arkansas Offensive Rebound.
(17:50) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(17:39) Darius Acuff Jr. bad pass turnover.
(17:39) Nate Ament Steal.
+2 (17:35) Nate Ament makes 2-foot dunk.
70
+2 (17:17) Darius Acuff Jr. makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
72
+2 (16:59) Felix Okpara makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Bishop Boswell assists).
92
+2 (16:37) Darius Acuff Jr. makes 17-foot step back jumpshot.
94
(16:13) Amaree Abram misses 16-foot jumper.
(16:07) Trevon Brazile Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:51) Darius Acuff Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (D.J. Wagner assists).
97
(15:41) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(15:41) Darius Acuff Jr. Block.
(15:37) Nick Pringle Defensive Rebound.
(15:34) Darius Acuff Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:30) Trevon Brazile Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:30) Trevon Brazile makes 0-foot dunk.
99
(15:00) Amaree Abram bad pass turnover.
(15:00) Trevon Brazile Steal.
(14:53) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
+1 (14:53) Trevon Brazile makes free throw 1 of 2.
910
(14:52) Trevon Brazile misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:51) Arkansas Offensive Rebound.
(14:44) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
(14:44) Darius Acuff Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:44) Arkansas Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:44) Darius Acuff Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
911
(14:34) team turnover.
(14:19) Meleek Thomas misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(14:15) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(14:05) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:03) Arkansas Defensive Rebound.
(13:40) Trevon Brazile misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:37) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:17) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Felix Okpara assists).
1111
(12:47) Meleek Thomas misses layup.
(12:43) Malique Ewin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:41) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes driving layup.
1311
(12:41) Malique Ewin bad pass turnover.
(12:41) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
+2 (12:30) Malique Ewin makes layup (Darius Acuff Jr. assists).
1313
(11:55) Foul on Malique Ewin.
(11:55) Felix Okpara misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:55) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:55) Felix Okpara makes free throw 2 of 2.
1413
(11:41) Billy Richmond III misses 14-foot jumper.
(11:36) Karter Knox Offensive Rebound.
(11:35) Karter Knox bad pass turnover.
(11:35) Ethan Burg Steal.
(11:13) Ethan Burg bad pass turnover.
(10:51) Karter Knox misses 9-foot jumper.
(10:48) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(10:39) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(10:39) Meleek Thomas Steal.
+2 (10:34) Meleek Thomas makes layup.
1415
(10:09) Foul on Nick Pringle.
(10:09) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:09) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:09) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:03) Trevon Brazile Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
+1 (9:55) Nick Pringle makes free throw 1 of 2.
1416
+1 (9:55) Nick Pringle makes free throw 2 of 2.
1417
(9:26) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:22) D.J. Wagner Defensive Rebound.
(9:14) D.J. Wagner bad pass turnover.
(9:14) Amaree Abram Steal.
(9:09) Amaree Abram misses layup.
(9:06) D.J. Wagner Defensive Rebound.
(9:05) Nick Pringle bad pass turnover.
(8:37) DeWayne Brown II misses dunk.
(8:37) Nick Pringle Block.
(8:32) Amaree Abram Offensive Rebound.
(8:31) Amaree Abram misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:31) Arkansas Defensive Rebound.
(8:12) Darius Acuff Jr. bad pass turnover.
(8:12) Amari Evans Steal.
+2 (8:08) Amari Evans makes layup.
1617
+3 (7:59) Meleek Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1620
+2 (7:41) Amari Evans makes 14-foot jumper.
1820
(7:16) Karter Knox misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:12) Amaree Abram Defensive Rebound.
(6:58) DeWayne Brown II bad pass turnover.
(6:58) Karter Knox Steal.
+2 (6:54) Karter Knox makes 3-foot dunk.
1822
(6:39) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:34) Meleek Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(6:32) Darius Acuff Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:26) Trevon Brazile Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:26) Trevon Brazile makes 0-foot dunk.
1824
(6:07) DeWayne Brown II misses 6-foot hook shot.
(6:01) DeWayne Brown II Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:01) DeWayne Brown II makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2024
+3 (5:43) Meleek Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Acuff Jr. assists).
2027
+2 (5:20) DeWayne Brown II makes layup (Amari Evans assists).
2227
+2 (4:51) Meleek Thomas makes driving layup.
2229
(4:46) Felix Okpara bad pass turnover.
(4:46) Malique Ewin Steal.
(4:40) Malique Ewin misses layup.
(4:40) Felix Okpara Block.
(4:29) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:27) Amaree Abram makes 20-foot jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2429
(4:27) Foul on Amaree Abram.
(4:15) Trevon Brazile misses 12-foot jumper.
(4:11) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(3:56) Foul on Karter Knox.
(3:36) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(3:36) Trevon Brazile Block.
(3:30) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:30) J.P. Estrella makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2629
+2 (3:15) Billy Richmond III makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (D.J. Wagner assists).
2631
+3 (3:05) J.P. Estrella makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2931
(2:47) D.J. Wagner misses layup.
(2:44) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:43) Amari Evans makes driving layup (Nate Ament assists).
3131
(2:27) D.J. Wagner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:24) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(2:13) Nate Ament misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:09) Trevon Brazile Defensive Rebound.
(2:05) Darius Acuff Jr. bad pass turnover.
(2:05) Amari Evans Steal.
(2:00) Foul on Nick Pringle.
(2:00) Nate Ament misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:00) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:00) Nate Ament misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:56) Arkansas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:41) Meleek Thomas makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists).
3133
+2 (1:28) Jaylen Carey makes layup (J.P. Estrella assists).
3333
(1:09) Billy Richmond III misses 15-foot jumper.
(1:04) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(1:03) Foul on Billy Richmond III.
(1:03) Nate Ament misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:03) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:03) Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2.
3433
+2 (0:49) Billy Richmond III makes driving layup.
3435
(0:23) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(0:18) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:18) J.P. Estrella makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3635
+2 (0:02) Darius Acuff Jr. makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
3637

2nd half

Team Stats

TENN

ARK

75Points86

29-59(49.2%)Field Goal(%)25-59(42.4%)

5-13(38.5%)3-Point(%)7-23(30.4%)

12-23(52.2%)Free Throw(%)29-33(87.9%)

33(11)Rebounds(Offensive)36(12)

13Assists7

11Steals8

2Blocks10

14Turnovers14

22(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

7Largest Lead14

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 3:10 PM

Bud Walton Arena · Fayetteville, AR

attendance: 19,200 (100%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: TENN -1.5

over/under: 158.5