Samford Bulldogs vs. Arkansas Razorbacks

Nov 14, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SAM	35	40	75
ARK	45	34	79

Game Recap

No. 21 Arkansas holds off Samford 79-75 behind freshman guards. Freshman guard Darius Acuff Jr. led five players in double figures with 20 points as No. 21 Arkansas held off Samford 79-75 on Friday night at Bud Walton Arena.

Player Stats

SAMFORD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
22Jaxon Pollard	20	2-4	1-3	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	5
15Dylan Faulkner	22	6-10	0-0	1-2	6	0	0	2	4	13
5Cade Norris	31	6-8	3-5	0-0	6	4	1	0	3	15
3Keaton Norris	33	4-10	1-4	2-2	4	5	1	2	3	11
2Jadin Booth	33	3-15	2-10	6-6	2	3	1	1	3	14
4Judson Bjornstad	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
35Will Shaver	13	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	2	1	0	1	0
10Kam Martin	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	3	1	1	0	0
8Zion Wilburn	17	6-9	3-4	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	15
0Isaiah Campbell-Finch	18	1-6	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	-	28-6841.2%	10-2934.5%	9-1090.0%	35	17	5	8	18	75

ARKANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Nick Pringle	18	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
5Darius Acuff Jr.	31	7-13	2-3	4-5	3	5	0	0	2	3	20
1Meleek Thomas	36	5-13	1-2	6-6	8	4	2	1	2	1	17
11Karter Knox	27	2-5	0-1	0-0	6	2	0	0	2	1	4
21D.J. Wagner	28	3-5	1-2	3-4	3	2	1	0	0	1	10
12Malique Ewin	8	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2
7Trevon Brazile	23	6-14	1-5	2-3	7	0	0	1	1	2	15
30Isaiah Sealy	2	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
24Billy Richmond III	27	4-7	1-3	1-2	5	0	1	1	1	2	10

TOTAL	-	28-6245.2%	6-1735.3%	17-2277.3%	33	13	5	4	9	14	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSAMARK

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Arkansas.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Samford.
(19:35) Karter Knox Turnover.
(19:35) Keaton Norris Steal.
(19:21) Dylan Faulkner missed Layup.
(19:18) Darius Acuff Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:16) Karter Knox made Layup. Assisted by Darius Acuff Jr..
02
(18:46) Keaton Norris missed Layup.
(18:44) Karter Knox Defensive Rebound.
(18:42) Foul on Jaxon Pollard.
+1 (18:42) Meleek Thomas made Free Throw.
03
+1 (18:42) Meleek Thomas made Free Throw.
04
+3 (18:22) Keaton Norris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cade Norris.
34
(18:02) Nick Pringle missed Layup.
(17:58) Jaxon Pollard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:55) Cade Norris made Layup.
54
+3 (17:38) Meleek Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karter Knox.
57
(17:18) Jadin Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:17) Arkansas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:00) D.J. Wagner made Three Point Jumper.
510
+2 (16:43) Dylan Faulkner made Layup. Assisted by Jadin Booth.
710
(16:43) Foul on Darius Acuff Jr..
(16:43) Dylan Faulkner missed Free Throw.
(16:43) Arkansas Defensive Rebound.
(16:29) Meleek Thomas Turnover.
(16:29) Will Shaver Steal.
+3 (16:19) Cade Norris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keaton Norris.
1010
+2 (16:07) Meleek Thomas made Jumper.
1012
(15:42) Keaton Norris missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:39) D.J. Wagner Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:30) Darius Acuff Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Meleek Thomas.
1015
+2 (15:18) Cade Norris made Layup. Assisted by Keaton Norris.
1215
(14:58) Darius Acuff Jr. missed Jumper.
(14:57) Samford Defensive Rebound.
(14:34) Foul on Malique Ewin.
(14:34) Foul on Billy Richmond III.
(14:17) Jadin Booth missed Jumper.
(14:13) Arkansas Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Malique Ewin Turnover.
(14:01) Jadin Booth Steal.
(13:57) Isaiah Campbell-Finch missed Layup.
(13:57) Malique Ewin Block.
(13:53) Meleek Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:53) Trevon Brazile made Layup. Assisted by Meleek Thomas.
1217
(13:53) Foul on Dylan Faulkner.
+1 (13:53) Trevon Brazile made Free Throw.
1218
(13:34) Foul on Malique Ewin.
+1 (13:34) Jadin Booth made Free Throw.
1318
+1 (13:34) Jadin Booth made Free Throw.
1418
+3 (13:21) Billy Richmond III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Acuff Jr..
1421
(13:09) Isaiah Campbell-Finch Turnover.
(13:00) Foul on Trevon Brazile.
(13:00) Trevon Brazile Turnover.
(12:47) Isaiah Campbell-Finch missed Jumper.
(12:44) Billy Richmond III Defensive Rebound.
(12:38) Darius Acuff Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:34) Judson Bjornstad Defensive Rebound.
(12:32) Judson Bjornstad missed Layup.
(12:28) Trevon Brazile Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Trevon Brazile missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:19) Jaxon Pollard Defensive Rebound.
(12:13) Jaxon Pollard missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:11) Arkansas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:53) Trevon Brazile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karter Knox.
1424
(11:24) Keaton Norris missed Jumper.
(11:23) Meleek Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(11:23) Foul on Dylan Faulkner.
(11:05) Trevon Brazile missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:03) Zion Wilburn Defensive Rebound.
(11:03) Foul on Karter Knox.
(10:39) Jadin Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:35) Will Shaver Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:32) Zion Wilburn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cade Norris.
1724
(10:03) Meleek Thomas missed Jumper.
(10:00) Jadin Booth Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:38) Zion Wilburn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keaton Norris.
2024
+2 (9:18) Trevon Brazile made Jumper. Assisted by D.J. Wagner.
2026
(9:03) Zion Wilburn missed Layup.
(9:00) Karter Knox Defensive Rebound.
(8:59) Karter Knox Turnover.
(8:59) Cade Norris Steal.
(8:45) Judson Bjornstad missed Layup.
(8:45) Billy Richmond III Block.
(8:41) D.J. Wagner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:39) D.J. Wagner made Layup.
2028
(8:09) Keaton Norris Turnover.
(8:09) Isaiah Sealy Steal.
(8:05) Foul on Judson Bjornstad.
+1 (8:05) Isaiah Sealy made Free Throw.
2029
(8:04) Isaiah Sealy missed Free Throw.
(8:02) Cade Norris Defensive Rebound.
(7:44) Cade Norris missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:41) Nick Pringle Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Foul on Cade Norris.
(7:22) D.J. Wagner missed Free Throw.
(7:22) Arkansas Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:22) D.J. Wagner made Free Throw.
2030
+3 (7:09) Zion Wilburn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jadin Booth.
2330
(6:46) Isaiah Sealy missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:41) Kam Martin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:33) Jadin Booth made Three Point Jumper.
2630
+2 (6:15) Trevon Brazile made Jumper. Assisted by Darius Acuff Jr..
2632
(5:51) Will Shaver missed Jumper.
(5:48) Zion Wilburn Offensive Rebound.
(5:46) Jadin Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:43) Trevon Brazile Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Karter Knox missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:35) Zion Wilburn Defensive Rebound.
(5:31) Jadin Booth missed Layup.
(5:27) Meleek Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:26) Darius Acuff Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Meleek Thomas.
2634
+2 (5:02) Isaiah Campbell-Finch made Layup. Assisted by Will Shaver.
2834
+2 (4:42) Meleek Thomas made Jumper.
2836
(4:24) Kam Martin missed Jumper.
(4:24) Arkansas Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:24) Foul on Will Shaver.
(4:10) Trevon Brazile missed Jumper.
(4:07) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(4:03) Kam Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:58) Meleek Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) Foul on Keaton Norris.
+1 (3:46) Darius Acuff Jr. made Free Throw.
2837
+1 (3:46) Darius Acuff Jr. made Free Throw.
2838
(3:26) Kam Martin Turnover.
(3:26) Meleek Thomas Steal.
(3:21) Meleek Thomas missed Layup.
(3:17) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Dylan Faulkner Turnover.
+2 (3:07) Malique Ewin made Dunk. Assisted by Darius Acuff Jr..
2840
(2:41) Isaiah Campbell-Finch missed Jumper.
(2:36) Trevon Brazile Defensive Rebound.
(2:17) Trevon Brazile missed Jumper.
(2:14) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:59) Dylan Faulkner made Layup.
3040
(1:59) Foul on Trevon Brazile.
+1 (1:59) Dylan Faulkner made Free Throw.
3140
(1:47) Malique Ewin missed Jumper.
(1:40) Darius Acuff Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:40) Darius Acuff Jr. missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(1:39) Jaxon Pollard Defensive Rebound.
(1:32) Jadin Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:32) Meleek Thomas Block.
(1:28) Karter Knox Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:28) Darius Acuff Jr. made Layup.
3142
(1:28) Foul on Jadin Booth.
+1 (1:28) Darius Acuff Jr. made Free Throw.
3143
(1:14) Jaxon Pollard missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:10) Meleek Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(1:07) Billy Richmond III Turnover.
+2 (0:37) Zion Wilburn made Layup. Assisted by Will Shaver.
3343
(0:33) Foul on Zion Wilburn.
+1 (0:33) Meleek Thomas made Free Throw.
3344
+1 (0:33) Meleek Thomas made Free Throw.
3345
+2 (0:05) Keaton Norris made Jumper.
3545
(0:00) Meleek Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Samford Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SAM

ARK

75Points79

28-68(41.2%)Field Goal(%)28-62(45.2%)

10-29(34.5%)3-Point(%)6-17(35.3%)

9-10(90.0%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)

37(9)Rebounds(Offensive)38(9)

17Assists13

5Steals5

0Blocks4

8Turnovers9

18(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

1Largest Lead15

Game Details

Friday, November 14, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Bud Walton Arena · Fayetteville, AR

attendance: 19,200 (100%)

tv: SECN+