FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Interstat) — Darius Acuff Jr. scored 31 points as Arkansas erased a halftime deficit to defeat LSU 85-81 in a Southeastern Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Bud Walton Arena.

The Razorbacks trailed 37-33 at halftime but outscored the Tigers 52-44 in the second half. Acuff, a guard from Detroit, added six assists. LSU’s Pablo Tamba of Malaga, Spain, recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Arkansas (15-5, 4-3 SEC) shot 56.7% from the field and made 10 3-pointers. LSU (13-7, 2-5) shot 45.9% but was hampered by 3-of-15 shooting from beyond the arc. The Tigers’ Michael Nwoko of Toronto scored 17 points.

Arkansas won despite making only 7 of 18 free throws. LSU was 22 of 25 from the line.