Arkansas 6-0 after win over Iona
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Fayetteville, AR (SportsNetwork.com) - Michael Qualls had 20 points and nine rebounds and No. 25 Arkansas beat Iona 94-77 on Sunday.
Anthlon Bell also scored 20 points for the Razorbacks (6-0), who have won their first six games for the first time since 1997-98. Rashad Madden tallied 16 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and two steals.
"I thought our depth was the difference tonight against a very good attacking Iona club," Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said, according to the team's official website.
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"We stressed to the guys that 40 minutes of pressure would eventually take its toll and it did late in the second half. They (Iona) have some really talented scorers and I thought our guys did as good job of staying with them in the second half."
David Laury ended with 25 points and 14 boards for the Gaels (4-2), who had a three-game winning streak snapped. A.J. English also had 25 points.
The Razorbacks ended the first half on a 19-10 run to take a 44-40 lead into the locker room.
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Trailing 61-60 with 11:15 to play, Arkansas put together a 19-6 run. Qualls tallied eight points during the surge that Jacorey Williams capped with a jumper for a 79-67 edge.
Iona never got closer than 10 the rest of the way.
Game Notes
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Sunday's game marked the first meeting between the Gaels and Razorbacks on the hardwood ... Bobby Portis had 11 points and nine rebounds for Arkansas, which went 11-of-25 from beyond the arc ... Iona's Kelvin Amayo ended with 13 points and seven assists.