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 Tournament, beating No. 13 seed Hawaii 97-78 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Arkansas (27-8) moves on to face No. 12 High Point in the second round of the West Region. Meleek Thomas had 21 points and eight rebounds for coach John Calipari's Razorbacks, Trevon Brazile added 19 points and three blocks, and Malique Ewin had 16 poin...

By ERIK GARCIA GUNDERSEN