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Nick Smith Jr. puts up big numbers for Arkansas in 2nd game back from knee injury
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No. 11 Arkansas rolled past San Jose State on Saturday, 99-58.
That outcome was not a surprise.
The big development for the Razorbacks in the game was the play of heralded freshman Nick Smith Jr.
The 6-5, 185-pounder missed the first 7 games of the season recovering from a knee injury.
He returned to the court Monday night against Troy and was scoreless in 5 minutes.
But on Saturday against the Spartans, Smith showed why many believe his addition makes Arkansas a serious contender to make a deep run in March.
Smith played 24 minutes Saturday and scored 16 points and handed out 5 assists.
You can see some of his top plays in the tweet below:
Arkansas Freshman Nick Smith Jr. Had a very good game today. Smith finished with 16 Points and 5 Assists he also shot 60% from three on 5 attempts. pic.twitter.com/tku3nTxGvV
— KJ (@KJ__Hoops) December 3, 2022
Arkansas is now 7-1 on the season and will return to action Tuesday night against UNC Greensboro.
"Chris Wallace covers college football for Saturday Down South. He has covered college athletics for multiple newspapers and also worked previously for Rivals.com and GolfChannel.com."
