National Basketball Association
Arkansas 93, Alcorn St. 59
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 6, 2023
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials:
# Robert Felder, # Wil Howard, # Olandis Poole
Attendance:
19200
By Field Level Media
Khalif Battle scored 21 points in his debut for No. 14 Arkansas and the Razorbacks cruised to a 93-59 win over Alcorn State on Monday in Fayetteville, Ark.
Battle, a transfer from Temple, contributed a combination of flashy dunks and sticky defense while knocking down 8 of 9 free throws in pairing with another newcomer in a sparkling showing.
Houston transfer Tramon Mark made four 3-pointers and finished with 16 points -- all in the first 25 minutes of the game -- and sophomore big man Trevon Brazile added 13 points and six rebounds. He set the tone early with a powerful one-handed flush in the lane over two defenders that staked Arkansas to a 17-10 lead.
The Razorbacks (1-0) had 20 assists on 28 field goals in the game.
Arkansas went up by 30, 84-54, with four minutes to play as the Razorbacks' 11th player of the game got in the scoring column.
Senior guard Jeremiah Gambrell led the Braves (0-1) with 17 points and point guard Byron Joshua had 12 points on 3-of-11 shooting. He had four turnovers and two assists in a one-on-one matchup with Arkansas' lockdown defender Davonte Davis.
Arkansas finished the game shooting 51.9 percent from the field (28-for-54) and 40 percent from the arc (12 of 30).
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Alcorn St. |
|
Arkansas |
Jeremiah Gambrell 17 |
Scoring |
Khalif Battle 21 |
Jalen Hawkins 2 |
Assists |
Davonte Davis 5 |
Michael Pajeaud 7 |
Rebounds |
Jalen Graham 8 |
Byron Joshua 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Khalif Battle 8 |
Rodrique Massenat 3 |
Steals |
Baye Fall 2 |
Trevon Stoutermire 2 |
Blocks |
Baye Fall 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Alcorn St.
|
59 |
39.2 |
3-9 |
16-26 |
7 |
24 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
Arkansas
|
93 |
51.9 |
12-30 |
25-37 |
20 |
41 |
4 |
10 |
15 |