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LIVE UPDATES: Arkansas vs. Boston College Women's Basketball Match(This title provides a concise summary of the main event - the women's basketball game between Arkansas and Boston College, without including specific score details or other extraneous information.)

2024-12-05

Arkansas, with a record of 5 - 5, has managed to break a two-game losing streak and achieve their first victory against a power-conference opponent this season. This victory holds significant importance for the SEC as they strive to win the SEC/ACC Challenge. Izzy Higginbottom has been a standout, scoring 38 points tonight and joining an elite list of Arkansas women's basketball players who have reached this milestone. Razorbacks like Chelsea Dungee, Shelly Wallace, Shameka Christon, Delmonica DeHorney, and Izzy Higginbottom have all achieved this feat.

Izzy Higginbottom's Scoring Prowess Shines in Arkansas vs. Boston College

First Half Highlights

In the first half, Izzy Higginbottom was doing everything she could. She had 19 of the 34 points Arkansas scored. The Razorbacks took a 30 - 27 lead after an Ojenuwa free throw and Higginbottom's driving layup. But the Eagles went on a 6 - 2 run to take a 33 - 32 lead. Kiki Smith blew past her defender for a layup with 1:07 left in the half, giving Arkansas an advantage at intermission.

During the first quarter, having the ball in Izzy Higginbottom's hands was the best offense for Arkansas. She scored all the points since the last timeout with a layup and jumper to beat the shot-clock buzzer. But it wasn't enough to keep up with the Eagles. Boston College went up 16 - 10 on T'yana Todd's third three-pointer and a Teya Sidberry jumper. After Higginbottom trimmed the deficit to 16 - 12, the Eagles got a lucky bounce on a jumper by Savannah Samuel with 6 seconds left in the quarter. Higginbottom had 10 points, but Arkansas needed more scorers.

Second Half Thrills

At halftime, Arkansas was down 34 - 33. Izzy Higginbottom continued to shine, making a tough jumper in the lane to put Arkansas ahead by 4 at the final media timeout of the game. She was up to 27 points and had been lights out from mid-range. Arkansas was on a 9 - 0 run and had its largest lead of the night.

In the third quarter, Boston College extended its lead to 53 - 48 on a Teya Sidberry. But Arkansas pulled within 51 - 48 on back-to-back three-pointers from Kiki Smith and Jada Bates. Arkansas was outrebounded 16 - 9 in the third quarter, including 10 offensive rebounds given up.

In the fourth quarter, Higginbottom will be at the stripe again after a timeout. She has a career-high 36 points. Boston College finally snapped its scoreless drought, but it still had no answer for Izzy Higginbottom. She has 34 points and is headed to the free-throw line right now. Arkansas is amid its best stretch of minutes yet this season, on a 14 - 0 run and Higginbottom has 32 points.

Izzy Higginbottom made a tough jumper in the lane to put Arkansas ahead by 4 at the final media timeout of the game. She is up to 27 points and has been lights out from mid-range tonight. Arkansas is on a 9 - 0 run and has its largest lead of the night.

Izzy Higginbottom is up to 25 points as Arkansas is amid a 7 - 0 run, capped by a Kiki Smith three-point play to take the lead. After the Eagles took a 49 - 42 lead on a Kaylah Ivey trey, their largest advantage since being up 8 early in the second quarter, Arkansas pulled within 51 - 48 on back-to-back three-pointers from Kiki Smith and Jada Bates.

Arkansas simply cannot stop Boston College right now. The Eagles have scored 13 points since the break and are 6 of 8 (75%) from the field since halftime. After the Eagles chased down a loose ball for an offensive rebound, Andrea Daley made a go-ahead jumper 19 seconds into the third quarter. Izzy Higginbottom gave Arkansas the lead back, 36 - 35, with a difficult jumper. Savannah Samuel and Daley made back-to-back layups to give Boston College a 39 - 36 lead before Vera Ojenuwa brought the deficit to 1 on a put-back jumper. Ojenuwa was fouled on the make but couldn't complete the three-point play. Daley extended the lead with a layup before Ojenuwa got another second-chance jumper. Boston College has since gone on a 5 - 0 run, which includes back-to-back layups by Dontavia Waggoner.

Carly Keats made a tough jumper off the bounce to beat the shot clock and pull Arkansas within 46 - 42. That was all the scoring since the last timeout. Boston College got 5 looks on their last trip down before Izzy Higginbottom finally cleared a rebound and was fouled. It will be the Razorbacks’ ball out of the timeout.

Starting lineups for the game were Arkansas (4 - 5): G Izzy Higginbottom, G Kiki Smith, G Carly Keats, F Jenna Lawrence, F Vera Ojenuwa; and Boston College (6 - 3): G Andrea Daley, G T’yana Todd, G Savannah Samuel, G Jakayla Thompson, F Nene Ndiaye.

Tonight's matchup features two teams looking to snap two-game losing streaks while helping out their conference in the SEC/ACC Challenge. Arkansas (4 - 5) enters on a two-game skid, having fallen to Oklahoma State (70 - 56) and Bowling Green (79 - 78) at the Daytona Beach (Fla.) Classic. The Razorbacks blew a 14 - point lead in the loss to Bowling Green. Boston College (6 - 3) also enters on a two-game losing streak, having lost twice in the Baha Mar Women’s Championship: to Ole Miss (92 - 55) and Oregon State (54 - 49). Arkansas will be without forward Danika Galea (concussion protocol) and guard Karley Johnson (undisclosed injury). Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. on SEC Network.