Darius Acuff Jr. scores 24 as Arkansas breezes past Hawaii 97-78 in first round of March Madness

— Darius Acuff Jr. had 24 points and seven assists, and No. 4 seed Arkansas continued its strong play after winning the Southeastern Conference...
Mar 19, 2026, 07:32 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--HAW
100%
--ARK

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Meleek Thomas makes driving layup (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
  • Isaac Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Billy Richmond III makes driving layup (Meleek Thomas assists)
  • Trevon Brazile misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Isaac Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Acuff Jr. misses driving layup
  • Darius Acuff Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malique Ewin assists)
  • Dre Bullock misses driving layup
  • Isaac Johnson misses tip in layup
  • Isaac Johnson misses tip in layup
  • Meleek Thomas makes driving layup (Malique Ewin assists)
  • Hunter Erickson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Trevon Brazile misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Isaiah Kerr misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Acuff Jr. makes 12-foot step back jumpshot
  • Dre Bullock makes layup (Hunter Erickson assists)
  • Malique Ewin makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Malique Ewin makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Darius Acuff Jr. misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Meleek Thomas makes driving layup
  • Dre Bullock misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Dre Bullock makes driving layup (Isaiah Kerr assists)
  • Meleek Thomas misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dre Bullock misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Isaac Johnson misses tip in dunk
  • Trevon Brazile makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Gytis Nemeiksa misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Trevon Brazile makes 23-foot three point jumper (Meleek Thomas assists)
  • Isaiah Kerr makes driving layup
  • Isaiah Kerr makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Darius Acuff Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Darius Acuff Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Isaac Finlinson misses layup
  • Darius Acuff Jr. makes layup (Trevon Brazile assists)
  • Meleek Thomas makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Isaac Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (Hunter Erickson assists)
  • Isaiah Kerr misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Isaac Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Hunter Erickson assists)
  • Billy Richmond III misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Acuff Jr. misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Dre Bullock makes driving layup
  • Billy Richmond III misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Dre Bullock makes 1-foot dunk (Isaiah Kerr assists)
  • Meleek Thomas makes driving layup
  • Darius Acuff Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Darius Acuff Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dre Bullock misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Dre Bullock makes layup
  • Darius Acuff Jr. makes driving layup
  • Isaac Finlinson makes 24-foot three pointer (Harry Rouhliadeff assists)
  • Meleek Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Malique Ewin makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Meleek Thomas assists)
  • Isaac Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaac Finlinson assists)
  • Meleek Thomas makes 18-foot jumper (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
  • Isaac Finlinson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Hunter Erickson assists)
  • Darius Acuff Jr. misses driving layup
  • Dre Bullock misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • D.J. Wagner makes driving layup (Malique Ewin assists)
  • Harry Rouhliadeff misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Meleek Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Meleek Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
  • D.J. Wagner misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Dre Bullock makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Meleek Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Meleek Thomas misses 11-foot floating jump shot
  • Malique Ewin makes 0-foot alley oop dunk (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
  • Isaiah Kerr misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Isaiah Kerr makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Trevon Brazile makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Billy Richmond III assists)
  • Hunter Erickson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Kerr assists)
  • Hunter Erickson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Acuff Jr. misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Billy Richmond III makes layup
  • Hunter Erickson makes driving layup
  • Malique Ewin makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Billy Richmond III assists)
  • Harry Rouhliadeff misses 10-foot hook shot
  • Malique Ewin makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Isaac Finlinson misses driving layup
  • Dre Bullock misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Dre Bullock misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Trevon Brazile makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Billy Richmond III assists)
  • Dre Bullock misses driving layup
  • Billy Richmond III makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Meleek Thomas assists)
  • Isaac Johnson makes 9-foot hook shot
  • Malique Ewin makes driving layup
  • Harry Rouhliadeff makes 7-foot hook shot (Hunter Erickson assists)
  • Darius Acuff Jr. misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Darius Acuff Jr. makes driving layup
  • Isaac Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaac Finlinson assists)
  • Darius Acuff Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Harry Rouhliadeff makes driving layup
  • Dre Bullock makes 1-foot dunk
  • Dre Bullock misses driving layup
  • Billy Richmond III makes layup (Meleek Thomas assists)
  • D.J. Wagner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • D.J. Wagner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Isaac Finlinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Trevon Brazile misses 6-foot floating jump shot
  • Trevon Brazile makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Hunter Erickson misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Darius Acuff Jr. misses driving layup
  • Dre Bullock misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Billy Richmond III misses driving layup
  • Isaiah Kerr makes driving layup
  • Trevon Brazile misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Dre Bullock misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Harry Rouhliadeff misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Malique Ewin makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (D.J. Wagner assists)
  • Dre Bullock makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dre Bullock makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Darius Acuff Jr. makes driving layup
  • Dre Bullock misses driving layup
  • Darius Acuff Jr. makes driving layup
  • Harry Rouhliadeff makes layup (Dre Bullock assists)
  • Darius Acuff Jr. makes 24-foot three pointer (D.J. Wagner assists)
  • Gytis Nemeiksa misses 12-foot floating jump shot
  • Gytis Nemeiksa makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Malique Ewin misses layup
  • Malique Ewin makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Malique Ewin makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Isaac Finlinson makes driving layup
  • Gytis Nemeiksa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Kerr assists)
  • Isaiah Kerr misses driving layup
  • Trevon Brazile misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Trevon Brazile makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dre Bullock misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Dre Bullock misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Meleek Thomas misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Trevon Brazile makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Malique Ewin assists)
  • Trevon Brazile makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Meleek Thomas misses 9-foot floating jump shot
  • Trevon Brazile misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Isaiah Kerr misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Trevon Brazile makes layup (D.J. Wagner assists)
  • Isaac Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Trevon Brazile misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Hunter Erickson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Harry Rouhliadeff makes 25-foot three point jumper (Hunter Erickson assists)
  • Meleek Thomas makes 1-foot dunk
  • Isaiah Kerr misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • D.J. Wagner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • D.J. Wagner misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Trevon Brazile makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
  • Isaac Finlinson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Isaac Finlinson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Trevon Brazile misses 9-foot hook shot
  • Darius Acuff Jr. misses tip in layup
  • Isaac Johnson makes 1-foot dunk
  • Darius Acuff Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Isaac Finlinson makes driving layup
  • Trevon Brazile misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Isaac Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Trevon Brazile misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dre Bullock misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dre Bullock makes 5-foot floating jump shot
  • Meleek Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
  • Dre Bullock misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • D.J. Wagner makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
  • Dre Bullock misses layup
  • Billy Richmond III makes 1-foot dunk (D.J. Wagner assists)
  • Isaiah Kerr makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Malique Ewin misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
  • Dre Bullock makes driving layup (Isaiah Kerr assists)
  • Meleek Thomas misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
  • Isaiah Kerr makes driving layup
  • Darius Acuff Jr. makes layup (Malique Ewin assists)
  • Isaiah Kerr misses driving layup
  • D.J. Wagner misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Meleek Thomas makes driving layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsHAWHAW
(24-9)
(24-9, 6-5 Away)
o161.5
-110
+14.5
-118
o158.5
-108
+675
Arkansas RazorbacksARKARK
(27-8)
(27-8, 17-1 Home)
-15.5
-110
-14.5
-102
u158.5
-112
-1050
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