FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. averaged 17.5 points, nine assists and five rebounds in wins over #6 Louisville and Fresno State to be named the SEC Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week, the league announced today.
In the win over #6 Louisville:
- He recorded his first career double-double with 17 points and a career-high 10 assists while adding five rebounds.
- He scored 11 of his 17 points in the second half. Specifically, with Arkansas leading by seven (74-67) with 5:45 left, Acuff finished the game scoring 9 of the Hogs’ final 15 points (3-5 FG, 3-3 FT) with an assist and a rebound.
- In the first half, he had six of his 10 assists as Arkansas led 47-29 at the break. (Entering the game, his career-high for assists was six.)
- He is the only Razorback freshman since 1992-93 to get 10 assists versus an AP top 25 team. Overall, he is just the third Razorback, regardless of class, to have 10 assists versus an AP top 25.
- Acuff had a game-high 18 points and eight assists with just one turnover and five rebounds.
- Arkansas led by just 10 at halftime, but Acuff spurred a second-half surge. He scored 11 second-half points (4-of-6 FG • 3-of-5 3PT) with five assists. During a 22-6 run to start the second half, Acuff scored 8 of his 11 second-half points (3-3 FG • 2-2 3PT) with an assist and a steal.
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