Georgia basketball couldn’t keep pace with Arkansas in the second half in a 99-73 loss Wednesday night at Stegeman Coliseum.

UGA coach Tom Crean said Tuesday that turnovers and a lack of stops were the main reason for his team’s struggles. The Bulldogs (6-16, 1-8 SEC) turned the ball over 19 times in the loss, and forced just 13. The Razorbacks’ (16-5, 5-3) 99 points were the most Georgia has allowed this season.

“Honestly, I would say we just lost energy in the team,” Kario Oquendo said. “Most of the time, we come out in the second half and we’ll have energy, but the last couple of games, we’ve been coming out with no energy and that’s letting the team get up by 10, 15 points.”

“I don’t know if it’s energy,” Crean said. “It’s the spirit when the offense is not going as well for you. It was going well for us in the first half, but when the offense is not going as well for you, it’s depleting.”

Stanley Umude led Arkansas with a season-high 31 points, 4 assists, and 4 rebounds. The senior, who made just 9 3-pointers in his first eight SEC games, sunk 6 in total Wednesday night.

Oquendo led the Bulldogs, scoring 17 points, dishing 2 assists, and grabbing 4 rebounds.

UGA jumped ahead of Arkansas 24-16 with an early 10-2 run. Noah Baumann’s second 3-pointer of the day finished the run at the 12:15 mark.

Arkansas quickly responded with 3 layups in 35 seconds and closely trailed UGA for the next 6 minutes.

The Razorbacks then sprung a 9-0 run of their own to take a 48-43 lead before the half. An Au’diese Toney layup at the 2:07 mark capped the run off.

Umude knocked down a second-chance 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer to extend Arkansas’ lead to 53-47. He finished the first half with 15 points, 3 assists, and 2 rebounds.

Aaron Cook finished the half with 9 points, 5 assists, and 2 rebounds.

Arkansas immediately imposed its will in the second half to the tune of a 10-2 run over the first three minutes. 8 of the 10 Razorback points came from Umude, who knocked down 2 more 3-pointers.

Umude’s fifth 3-pointer of the night put Arkansas ahead of Georgia by 20 for the first time at the 10:56 mark. The Razorbacks continued to distance themselves from the Bulldogs until the final buzzer.

Georgia plays host to No. 1-ranked Auburn Saturday at 1:00 p.m.