Arkansas snaps losing streak against Vandy

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - Arkansas coach Stan Heath didn&#39;t like what he saw when the Razorbacks lost to LSU 75-56 last Saturday. <br> <br> ``I felt like we had to get that game out of our system,&#39;&#39; said Heath, who called his Razorbacks back into the gym for a rare Sunday practice. ``Everybody came and worked hard. We got a lot accomplished.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Arkansas came out Wednesday night and accomplished a lot as well, posting its first road win in 16 tries with a 60-50 victory over Vanderbilt. <br> <br> ``We learned a lot from that last game,&#39;&#39; said freshman Eric Ferguson, who scored a team-high 14 points. ``Coach worked us really hard the next practice.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> The practice paid off, as Arkansas (8-16, 3-10 Southeastern Conference) snapped a five-game losing streak. The Razorbacks held Vanderbilt (10-14, 3-10) to 30 percent shooting and outrebounded the Commodores 46-40. <br> <br> ``I&#39;m real happy for the guys,&#39;&#39; Heath said. ``They&#39;ve been saying they wanted a happy plane ride home and wanted to savor a victory on someone else&#39;s home court. To see those guys smiling and joking in the locker room, I&#39;m happy for them.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Arkansas started fast against Vanderbilt, avoiding the disastrous start it experienced against LSU when the Razorbacks trailed 24-2. <br> <br> ``The LSU game hurt, because we got blown out right away and had no chance to win,&#39;&#39; said Jonathan Mordica, who scored 12 points in 19 minutes. ``We had a better mindset today.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Arkansas built an 18-10 lead by nailing four of its first five 3-pointers. Vanderbilt rallied and created a 29-29 halftime tie, but Arkansas built a lead early in the second half and never let it go. <br> <br> ``We told them we were going to enjoy ourselves and have some enthusiasm,&#39;&#39; Heath said. ``It really showed up at the defensive end. They played with some intensity.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Vanderbilt&#39;s 30 percent field goal shooting and 50-point total were season-lows. <br> <br> ``The game was lost on our offensive end,&#39;&#39; said Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings, whose team lost its sixth straight. ``We got the ball inside, but our guys didn&#39;t score with it.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Arkansas had 20 points off the bench, led by guard Kendrick Davis, who scored 11. Davis was 3-for-6 from 3-point range and played down the stretch instead Mordica, the team&#39;s leading scorer. <br> <br> ``I just felt Davis was playing well, and when we go three guards, were a little too small,&#39;&#39; Heath said. ``We got contributions from a lot of people tonight.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Dionisio Gomez scored 10 points and Rashard Sullivan had nine rebounds for Arkansas. <br> <br> Matt Freije had 15 points for Vanderbilt and Scott Hundley had 11 rebounds.