Darius Acuff Jr. scored 20 points and Meleek Thomas added 17 points to lead No. 21 Arkansas to a hard-earned win over Samford on Friday in Fayetteville, Ark.Acuff made 7 of 13 attempts from the field overall, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range. Thomas shot 5 of 13 from the field in addition to grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out four assists. Trevon Brazile chipped in 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting for the Razorbacks (3-1), and Billy Richmond III and D.J. Wagner added 10 points apiece.Zion Wilburn and Cade Norris each put up 15 points for Samford (2-2), both sinking three 3-pointers. Jadin Booth, the nation’s leading scorer through two games at 27.7 points per contest, was held to 14 points on a lackluster 3-of-15 night from the field.Arkansas led by 10 points at halftime, but Samford got within three on a layup by Wilburn with 11:43 to play.The Razorbacks finally pulled away with a 12-0 run that stretched their lead to a game-high 14 points, 69-54, with 7:08 remaining. Thomas capped the surge with two free throws.