FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Five players in double figures paced the University of Arkansas womens basketball team to a dominating 100-52 win over UAB in the second round of the Womens National Invitational Tournament in Bud Walton Arena Sunday.
The win pits Arkansas (22-14) against former Southwest Conference rival TCU (22-10) Thursday in Bud Walton Arena. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.
The Razorbacks made a school record 15 3-pointers, shooting 15-for-30 and 37-for-72 (51.7%) overall from the floor for the game. Arkansas jumped out to a 26-10 lead after the first quarter and never looked back, leading by 52-22 at the break. The home team put up 31 points in the third quarter and pushed their lead to 50 points in the second half.
Every Razorback who saw the floor scored with five reaching double digits, including Alexis Tolefree who paced the Razorbacks with 17 points and a career-high eight rebounds. Chelsea Dungee added 13, Malica Monk scored 15 and Bailey Zimmerman and Jailyn Mason had 11 points each.
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