FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Hanging around in the second half and showing spurts of strong play, the Pacific men’s basketball program battled in a 91-72 defeat at No. 18 Arkansas on Monday at Bud Walton Arena.
The Tigers (3-3) had a look to tie the game with 14 minutes left and trailed just 59-57 at the 12:57 to go before the Razorbacks (3-1) were able to create separation down the stretch. The Tigers drained a season-high 12 three-pointers and were 12-of-13 (.923) from the free throw line.
Sophomore Elijah Fisher and junior Lamar Washington played 40 minutes apiece. Fisher recorded a season-high 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting, while Washington poured in a career-high 19 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists…