No. 20 Arkansas vs. No. 15 Vanderbilt takeaways: Razorbacks bully Commodores to earn huge SEC win

No. 20 Arkansas (14-5, 4-2 SEC) scored a blowout win over No. 15 Vanderbilt (16-3, 3-3 SEC) at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville on Tuesday. The win gets Arkansas back on track after losing two of three, while Vanderbilt has lost three games in a row after a 16-0 start. 

Here are four takeaways from Tuesday's game. 

Tyler Tanner gets shut down

Tanner has been Vandy's undisputed leader this season, and his matchup against Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. was highly anticipated. But the Razorbacks found a way to neutralize Tanner, who entered Tuesday averaging 17.4 points per game.

Tanner scored just 11 points in 34 minutes on 3-of-10 shooting from the field on Tuesday, and Arkansas proved that if you want to beat Vanderbilt, stopping Tanner is a must. 

Darius Acuff Jr. keeps getting better

On paper, Acuff had a relatively routine night — 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting and five assists. But the eye test proves that his evening was anything but routine. 

Acuff made several dazzling passes while leading Arkansas in scoring, furthering his case for both SEC Freshman of the Year and SEC Player of the Year. 

Arkansas' defense shows up

The Razorbacks had little defense to speak of in their 90-76 loss to Georgia on Jan. 17, nor in their 95-73 loss to Auburn on Jan. 10. But the Hogs stifled Vanderbilt on Tuesday. 

The Commodores shot just 38 percent from the field and 32 percent from three. Vanderbilt had only eight points at the halfway mark of the first half. 

Dunk party in Fayetteville

Pigs flew inside Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday.