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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – There is a new blocked shots leader as Egidijus Mockevicius overtook Dan Godfread and now has 228 career blocks as the Purple Aces men's basketball team fell by a final of 89-76 on Tuesday night at Bud Walton Arena.
 
Mockevicius posted four blocked shots while scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds on a 9-of-11 shooting night.  Adam Wing registered his new career high, scoring 21 on a perfect night.  Wing hit all eight shots and all five free throws for the Aces (7-2).
 
Leading the Razorbacks (4-4) was Dusty Hannahs, who totaled 23 points while hitting three triples and all ten free throw attempts.  Anthlon Bell finished the night with 21.
 
"We were unable to take the threes away, you have to do that against these guys," head coach Marty Simmons said.  "We kept on battling, but just could not get that basket we needed to get where we needed to be."
 
Egidijus Mockevicius opened up the scoring with a bucket before the Aces were able to score the first five points of the game.  Three minutes in, Anthlon Bell got the Razorbacks on the board with a triple.   Adam Wing hit back-to-back buckets just over five minutes in as the Aces began the game 4-of-7 from the floor to go up 11-3.
 
Arkansas rebounded with a quick 5-0 stretch and would use a quick 4-0 stretch to get within a point at 13-12.  They took their first lead at 24-22 and with the score tied at 24-24, the Razorbacks finished the half on a 20-8 run.  Mockevicius posted 14 points and 9 rebounds in the first half while Dusty Hannahs tallied 16. 
 
What turned into a 15-4 run by the Razorbacks continued in the opening moments of the second half as they scored the first bucket of the period.  Their lead extended to as many as 16 points in the next stretch of play.  Evansville kept on battling back, but could never get the deficit back to single digits as Arkansas was able to finish off with an 89-76 win.
 
Wing's efforts eclipsed his previous high of 18, which was set two years ago against Valparaiso.  He also finished with 5 rebounds and three assists.
 
UE will look to remain perfect at home on Saturday with a 3 p.m. game against Mississippi Valley State at the Ford Center.
 

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