Second-half run, hot-shooting Hogs bury Rebels at Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Associated Press) -- Daryl Macon scored a career-best 30 points as Arkansas won its third straight with a 98-80 victory over Mississippi on Saturday.

The win comes a game after the Razorbacks (20-7, 9-5 Southeastern Conference) won at No. 21 South Carolina, and it gives the school at least 20 wins for the third time in the last five seasons.

Macon hit a career-best 6 of 9 on 3-pointers, finishing 10 of 13 overall from the field while topping his previous high of 23 points -- set against Texas in December. Jaylen Barford added 15 points, Moses Kingsley 14 and Anton Beard 11 for Arkansas.

Deandre Burnett led the Rebels (16-11, 7-7) with 27 points, while Terence Davis had 24 in the loss.

Arkansas entered the game following its most important win of the season, an 83-76 victory at No. 21 South Carolina on Wednesday.

The Razorbacks followed up that performance with an electric first-half encore for the energized Bud Walton Arena crowd -- leading by as many as 12 points on the way to a 46-37 halftime edge. Macon had 15 of his points in the half, connecting on 5 of 7 shots overall and 3 of 5 3-pointers.

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Ole Miss: The Rebels had won five of their previous six games in Fayetteville before Saturday, but they shot just 37.1 percent (26 of 70) after having won four of their previous five games this season. Burnett and Davis combined to finish 17 of 30 (56.7 percent) from the field, while the rest of the Rebels were 9 of 40 (22.5 percent).

Arkansas: The blowout win couldn't have come at a better time for the Razorbacks NCAA Tournament chances, especially with the three straight wins coming on the heels over a four-game stretch in which Arkansas lost three times -- including at lowly Missouri.

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Ole Miss is at Mississippi State on Tuesday.

Arkansas hosts Texas A&M on Wednesday.