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FAYETTEVILLE — Mardracus Wade scored 18 points to lead Arkansas to a 77-49 victory against Texas Southern on Friday night.

Wade made four 3-pointers. The sophomore guard is shooting 49.2 percent from beyond the arc this season for the Razorbacks (10-3), who won their fifth straight.

Arkansas led 7-0 just 1:12 into the game and never trailed. The Razorbacks led 39-19 at halftime and by 31 points in the second half.

Arkansas forced Texas Southern (1-11) into 25 turnovers, scoring 30 points off of the miscues. The Tigers made only 18 of 56 field-goal attempts en route to their 10th loss in a row.

The Razorbacks' pressure defense led to several easy baskets, including highlight-reel dunks by Rickey Scott in the first half and BJ Young in the second. Arkansas outscored Texas Southern 15-2 in transition.

Fred Sturdivant led Texas Southern with 19 points and 13 rebounds.

Hunter Mickelson had 13 points and seven blocks for the Razorbacks. The freshman has recorded at least one block in every game this year and is currently ranked second in the Southeastern Conference in that statistic.

Scott and Marvell Waithe added 10 points each.

Arkansas improved to 10-0 at home this season, with an average margin of victory of 20.2 points.

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