Men's Hoops Avenges Last Year's Loss To Arkansas
Deacs hold big rebounding edge in 70-64 win over Razorbacks.
Dec. 20, 1999
Box Score
By HARRY KING
AP Sports Writer
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Broderick Hicks was almost perfect from the free
throw line, while Arkansas couldn't even make half of its attempts.
Hicks scored 12 points, including four free throws in the final 31 seconds,
as No. 23 Wake Forest beat Arkansas 70-64 on Monday night.
The Demon Deacons (8-1) never trailed after Hicks' two free throws made it
55-54 with 7:36 to play. His two points with 31 seconds left pushed the lead to
68-64 and he added two more foul shots to close out the scoring.
He was 7-of-8 from the line, while Arkansas (6-3) was 10-of-21.
The Demon Deacons had a 50-33 rebounding edge and 21 second-chance points,
including two important baskets by Antwan Scott in the final 5:26.
"What's sad is looking at the rebounding and free throw statistics,"
Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson said. "They killed us on the offensive boards.
As little as we are, we have to be around 70 percent from the free throw line
against a team as good as Wake Forest."
Scott's uncontested tip made it 59-56 and his second rebound basket upped
the lead to 64-58. Chris Walker's pull-up jumper sliced the lead to 66-64 with
40 seconds remaining before Hicks went to the line.
"You have to give credit to our work on the boards," Wake Forest coach
Dave Odom said. "We got a lot of inside shots. For every free throw they
missed, we missed inside shots we should've made."
Arkansas' last lead was 54-53 after Jason Gilbert made a 3 and an
underhanded layup.
Wake's Darius Songalia, who had 23 against Arkansas last year, was on the
sideline in dress clothes. He injured his knee last week in a victory over High
Point.
"With Songalia out, we asked everybody to give 5 to 8 percent more this
game," Odom said.
Arkansas led 14-2 after the first 4 1/2 minutes. The spurt included two 3s by
Brandon Dean and one by T.J. Cleveland. During the first four minutes, Arkansas
had three steals and Wake Forest had only one field goal attempt.
Hicks, Robert O'Kelley and Craig Dawson made consecutive 3s in an 11-0 run
for Wake Forest.
O'Kelley led Wake with 15 points and Scott had 12.
Walker scored 15 to lead the Razorbacks.
