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COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri guard K.J. Walton has made seven career starts, all of which occurred last season.Five games into the 2016 season, it would appear Walton is embracing his role.After scoring a career-high 20 points off the bench in a 67-62 win over Tulane six days ago, Walton scored 19 points and grabbed four rebounds as Missouri coasted to an 84-60 victory over Northwestern State Saturday.I think were playing pretty good with me doing that, Walton said of his bench efforts. I just try to come out here and listen to my coaches. They tell me pick my spots a lot better. Last year I probably would have been a lot more out of control going to the basket.Walton was the first player off Missouris bench, which outscored the Demons 43-8.Frankie Hughes and Willie Jackson, who scored 11 apiece for the Tigers (3-2). Cullen VanLeer scored 10 points and Kevin Puryear finished with 11 points and six rebounds.Hes doing it the perfect way, Missouri coach Kim Anderson said of Walton. It gives him a chance to kind of evaluate the way the games being called and maybe what his mans doing or where can he get some buckets offensively.Northwestern State (2-3) led 14-9 early, but Missouri closed the first half on a 15-4 run and led 39-27 at halftime.Walton attributed the Tigers slow start to Northwestern States energy.They just played harder than us pretty much, Walton said. I think guys came off the bench and gave a lot of energy and I think coach did a great job of making adjustments as the game went on.The Demons shot 1 for 6 to start the second half and trailed by double digits for all but 26 seconds. Puryears 3-pointer at the 15:50 mark sparked a 16-5 run that buried the Demons, who trailed by as many as 29 points.Zeek Woodley scored 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting and Ishmael Lane had 12 points and eight rebounds. Woodley and TraVon Joseph missed key stretches of the game because of foul trouble. Joseph finished with eight points and a team-best eight rebounds despite his four fouls.Northwestern State shot 36 percent from the field, including 5 for 25 from 3-point range, and made 7 of 14 free throw attempts. The Demons also committed 18 turnovers -- 13 in the first half -- leading to 25 Missouri points.RALLY FOR RHYANMissouri assistant coach Brad Loos 6-year-old daughter Rhyan has been battling neurblastoma, a form of bone cancer, for more than a year. On Thanksgiving, the family announced that doctors located a new tumor in Rhyans brain, and she was admitted to intensive care.Shell beat it, but it takes all of us, Anderson said. I know the guys are really emotional about it, but were all praying for her and hoping for the best. We know the best will come.QUICK COMPARISONWhile neither team has an abundance of size, post play proved to be a factor as Missouri outscored Northwestern State 48-32 in the paint and won the rebound margin 40-38.BIG PICTURENorthwestern State: The Demons have just one more Power-5 school on their schedule before heading into Southland Conference play. Last year, the Demons posted a 5-13 conference record, finishing 12th out of 13 teams.Missouri: Freshman forward Reed Nikko injured his left ankle with 17:17 seconds remaining in the second half and did not return. Nikko leads the team in blocks and had been splitting time with fellow big man Russell Woods.UP NEXTNorthwestern State visits Mississippi State Monday.Missouri hosts North Carolina Central Monday. Cheap Jordans Ireland . Belfort (24-10) needed just 77 seconds to down Henderson in the headlining bout of Saturdays "UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson" event at Goiania Arena in Goiania, Brazil. 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Auburn goes into the second half of its season on a much more optimistic note after closing out the first half on a three-game winning streak.The 21st-ranked Tigers (4-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) are coming off a bye week, and now they face key challenges starting Saturday, when No. 17 Arkansas (5-2, 1-2) visits the Loveliest Village on the Plains. Kickoff at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn is set for 6 p.m. ET (ESPN).The next week, the Tigers go to No. 23 Ole Miss.Auburn coach Gus Malzahn credits a resurgence in the offense to the bounce-back by his team, which lost two of its first three games to a pair of highly ranked teams, Clemson and Texas A&M.Quarterback Sean White, an accurate passer, is beginning to play with more confidence, senior receiver Tony Stephens is stepping up his game, and Kamryn Pettway is joining with starter Kerryon Johnson to give the Tigers a one-two punch at running back.Pettway was particularly key in a 38-14 win over Mississippi State in Auburns last outing after Johnson went out with an ankle injury. A sophomore, Pettway responded with a career-high 169 yards rushing against the Bulldogs. Johnson is expected back for the game against Arkansas.Offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee took over play-calling from Malzahn during the winning streak and went back to a run-first mentality. Lashlee noted that even with an emphasis on the running game behind Johnson and Pettway, the Tigers havent forgotten how to pass and are capable of throwing it more than the 18 times they did against Mississippi State.That time is coming, he said.Auburns defense has been pretty solid all year, giving up only 10 touchdowns in all. Four of those scores came long after the issue was already decided in Auburns favor.The truth of the matter is, I think every player you coach wants to be able to look at something and say, You know what, were doing this pretty well and were getting better, were making progress and we got a lot of ways that we can improve, first-year defensive coordinator Kevvin Steele said.dddddddddddd Weve done a really nice job, but how can we make it better?Arkansas is coming off its first SEC win of the season after holding on for a 34-30 victory over Ole Miss. The Razorbacks lost two of their previous three outings, sandwiching a rout of Alcorn State in between losses to SEC West leaders Texas A&M and Alabama.You have to keep it in perspective, Hogs coach Bret Bielema said. I told those guys on Sunday, you lost to two teams that are undefeated, might be the two best teams in college football. Keep in perspective where we are, keep working, keep grinding, and someday well be there.The win over the Rebels, secured when defensive back Santos Ramirezs hit on Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly forced Kelly to cough up the football on the Rebels final drive, did help bring restore some confidence to a team that was disappointed it didnt have enough to upset the No. 1 Crimson Tide the previous week.I thought our guys really rebounded well, Bielema said. Ive always said with high expectations comes a high price when you dont reach those things. Our guys responded really well.Junior quarterback Austin Allen continued his solid play in his first season as a starter by completing 19 of 32 passes for 229 yards and three touchdowns and sophomore running back Rawleigh Williams III rushed for 180 yards on just 27 carries against the Rebels.The Auburn-Arkansas series has been closely competitive since the Razorbacks joined the SEC in 1992 with Auburn holding a slight 12-11-1 edge since then. The only other time they met was in the 1984 Liberty Bowl, won by Auburn 21-15.In the 25 meetings overall, Auburn has outscored Arkansas by just 633-629, though 11 of the past 15 meetings were decided by 17 points or more. Last year it took four overtimes before the Razorbacks escaped with a 54-46 win after the teams finished regulation deadlocked at 24-24. ' ' '