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Warren Gatland believes George North must put his long-term health before chasing a quick return to rugby, as investigations into his latest concussion scare continue.British and Irish Lions boss Gatland insisted Wales wing North will not be under any pressure for a quick playing return, after appearing to be knocked out during Northamptons Premiership defeat at Leicester on Saturday.Premiership Rugby and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) are investigating how North was allowed to return to Saturdays match following a Head Injury Assessment (HIA). Northampton have stood North down pending further neurological tests, but insist the 24-year-old did not fall unconscious and have since said they did not have pitchside access to all camera angles of Saturdays incident.I promise you, there will be no pressure from me in terms of getting on the field quickly, said Wales and Lions boss Gatland, of Norths well-being. His health is the most important thing, not just in the short term but long term - theres quite a bit of evidence to show that there is potentially long-term effects for people who have taken a number of knocks in contact sport.He needs to consider that, to see specialists about that to show that he is 100 per cent right. Rugby is secondary, his health is the most important thing.North was out of action for five months after suffering four blows to the head in five months between November 2014 and March 2015. The Lions wing fell heavily after a challenge from Leicester wing Adam Thompstone in Northamptons 19-11 Premiership defeat at Welford Road on Saturday.North returned to the match following head-injury checks, leading to controversy after the television footage suggested to indicate he had been knocked out. While the Premierships governing body continue their investigation into the incident, Lions coach Gatland has insisted Norths welfare must remain paramount.I absolutely understand its concerning, hes had a few knocks in the past and you want to make sure they go through the right process to make sure that if he does play again, he is fully fit and recovered.And if he does pick up knocks in the future, it needs to be dealt with and he needs to potentially consider what is the best process for him to go through.He has stepped down in the past for a lengthy amount of time, and if he does need that again, its something people better qualified than me need to consider.I find it a bit strange; he passed the HIA. That is a bit confusing.Ive just seen the clip and heard that hes been stood down. If thats for safety reasons, just to make sure hes right, its the best scenario - to make sure theres no risk to his health.Thats the most important thing, long-term, his health. 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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Dusty Hannahs had 19 points as 10 players scored for Arkansas in a 90-65 win over Southern Illinois on Monday night.Southeastern Conference preseason Player of the Year Moses Kingsley added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks for the Razorbacks (2-0), who improved to 48-2 in nonconference games under sixth-year coach Mike Anderson.Hannahs, Arkansas leading scorer last season, hit 5 of 6 3-point attempts -- helping the Razorbacks finish 13 of 23 overall from behind the arc. The senior also had five rebounds in 20 minutes of action.We made shots, Anderson said. I think were a good shooting team, and I thought we took rhythm shots ... Weve got multiple guys who can make shots, and thats what we saw tonight.Daryl Macon finished with 12 points for the Razorbacks, hitting 4 of 6 3-pointers, while C.J. Jones added 11 in his season debut. Arkansas shot 58.3 percent (21 of 36) in the first half and finished 30 of 61 (49.2 percent) for the game.Armon Fletcher led the Salukis (0-2) with 13 points, while Leo Vincent and Sean Lloyd added 10 each in the loss.Southern Illinois was 8-of-33 shooting (24.2 percent) in the first half and finished 22 of 60 (36.7 percent) from the field. Thik Bol added nine points and 12 rebounds, and the Salukis -- who were 22-10 last season -committed 17 turnovers.That could have been a lot worse than it was at times, Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson said. ... You could tell that we wanted to make sure that they had to make 3s in order to beat us. That was a heck of a game plan, wasnt it, because they made 3s and beat us.Arkansas, which made almost 40 percent of its 3-pointers last season, struggled somewhat from behind the arc in its season-opening win over IPFW last week -- hittting 6 of 16 3-pointers.dddddddddddd Hannahs, one of the top 3-pointer shooters in the Southeastern Conference last season, was among those to struggle while hitting 1 of 6 from deep.The Razorbacks found their touch in the first half against Southern Illinois, hitting 9 of 13 3-pointers on their way to a 56-25 halftime lead. Hannahs and Macon each hit all three of their 3-point attempts in the half, in which Arkansas led by as many as 34 points on its way to the comfortable win.BIG PICTURETwo games into the addition of three of the top junior-college recruits in the country, Arkansas appears to be meshing just fine. The trio of Macon, Jaylen Barford and Arlando Cook combined for 30 points on Monday, providing the Razorbacks some much-needed offense a season after they finished a disappointing 16-16 and missed the postseason. Tonight, it was going, Macon said. We found open shots, knocked them down, found each other and just played as a team.CROWD WOESThe estimated actual attendance in the 19,200-seat Bud Walton Arena on Monday night was 4.270. Arkansas averaged 20,134 fans during its national championship season of 1994, and Hinson -- who coached in Fayetteville with both Oral Roberts and Missouri State -- was disappointed in the environment on Monday. Thats not an Arkansas crowd, Hinson said. Thats not a Razorbacks crowd.UP NEXTSouthern Illinois returns home to host Missouri Southern State on Wednesday night.The Razorbacks stay at home for their third straight game to open the season when they host Texas-Arlington on Friday night.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '