Trevon Brazile had 25 points and 11 rebounds, heralded freshman Darius Acuff Jr. had 20 of his 22 points in the first half of his college debut and No. 14 Arkansas blew out Southern 109-77 in the season opener for both Monday in Fayetteville, Ark.

Acuff had 14 points and all three of his 3-pointers in the final 3:15 of the first half, when the Razorbacks turned a 13-point lead into 57-32 halftime advantage en route to their 52nd straight victory in a home opener. They are 33-0 in home openers at Bud Walton Arena.

Freshman wing Meleek Thomas had 21 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three steals off the bench for the Razorbacks, who began their second season under coach John Calipari after making the Sweet 16 last year.

Michael Jacobs had 22 points and Fazl Oshodi had 15 points on f

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