Adou Thiero, No. 20 Arkansas hold off Little Rock

Adou Thiero had 23 points, eight rebounds and six steals for No. 20 Arkansas, which withstood a late charge from Little Rock to earn a 79-67 victory on Friday in Fayetteville, Ark.Thiero blocked a would-be Ante Beljan dunk with 1:35 left to keep the Trojans from making it a two-possession game. Thiero then converted a dunk of his own on the other end.Little Rock (3-3) limited Arkansas (4-1) to 7-for-22 shooting (31.8 percent) after halftime.Mwani Wilkinson paced the Trojans with 18 points while Johnathan Lawson had 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Isaiah Lewis chipped in 13 points for Little Rock, and Belan added 10.Boogie Fland (21 points), D.J. Wagner (11) and Zvonimir Ivisic (10) also finished in double figures for the Razorbacks. Fland added seven assists.Arkansas rolled to a 42-24 halftime lead behind 18-for-31 shooting (58.1 percent) and a 13-0 edge in fastbreak points. Fland sparked the Razorbacks with 13 first-half points on 5-for-5 shooting, helping Arkansas lead by as many as 22.Little Rock drew within 55-48 on a Lawson trey with 12:01 remaining in the game, striking seconds after Fland swooped in for a steal, then stepped out of bounds.Wilkinson limped to the bench with an apparent ankle injury moments later, but he returned to the game.

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