Arkansas turned a messy opening half into a runaway Monday night, overwhelming Colombian pro team Toros del Valle 91-49 in exhibition play and collecting its third blowout of the 2026 Baha Mar Hoops Summer League.
The Razorbacks were only up 37-29 at the break, and Toros guard Leonardo Salazar had a lot to do with that. He scored 17 points on 5 of 10 shooting from three, including a late burst that kept the Colombian side hanging around. Salazar buried three triples in the final two minutes of the half and trimmed the margin to single digits.
Arkansas, meanwhile, looked out of rhythm before halftime. The Hogs committed nine turnovers in the first half, with five charged to veteran wing Billy Richmond. They also had just five fastbreak points and six assists, both lows for the exhibition tour to that point.
The second half looked nothing like the first. Arkansas came out with a sharp edge and ripped off a 21-2 run right away, then stretched that surge to 28-6 over the first 10:18 after halftime. Toros did not make a second-half field goal until the 13:03 mark, and the game was effectively gone by then.
The Razorbacks kept pressing until the finish, too. Toros managed just 1 of its final 10 shots from the floor and went without a field goal over the last 4:34.
JJ Andrews led Arkansas with a double-double, finishing with 15 points and 13 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass, plus three assists, two steals and just one turnover in 26 minutes. Jordan Smith Jr and Billy Richmond each added 13 points. Smith filled the stat sheet with four assists, three rebounds, three steals and a block, while Richmond added two rebounds, two steals and an assist to go with his five turnovers.
Davion Thompson also reached double figures with 12 points on 4 of 8 shooting, including 2 of 5 from deep. He added two rebounds, two steals and an assist in 15 minutes.
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