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Battle hits milestone in Hogs’ win over Furman
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Khalif Battle reached the 1,000-point mark for his career on his first shot attempt – a 3-pointer at 16:07 of the first half, and finished with a season-high 25 points to lead Arkansas to a 97-83 victory over Furman Monday night at Bud Walton Arena.
Chandler Lawson and Davonte Davis also played a key role in the win. Lawson had a career-high 19 points (8-of-10 shooting) with three blocked shots. Davis nearly had a triple-double with seven points while tying career highs in both rebounds (10) and assists (8).
For the second-straight game, Arkansas had a high assist-to-baskets made percentage, dishing out 21 assists on 37 made baskets. As a result, the Razorbacks shot 60.7% from the field, which is the fourth-best shooting percentage by the Hogs during the Eric Musselman era and fifth-best by any Musselman-coached collegiate team.
Battle and Lawson scored two quick baskets for the Hogs to start the second half and the Razorbacks never looked back. Furman hung around and was down six (58-52 with 11:57 left). Arkansas then went on a 15-1 run to lead by 20 with 9:16 left.
Furman got as close as seven twice, the last with 52 seconds left, but the Paladins didn’t score the rest of the way while Arkansas was able to break the press for the 14-point win.
Arkansas’ defense held Furman to just 28.6% (4-of-14) from 3-point range in the second half while the Hogs made 5-of-10.
Trevon Brazile finished with 13 points and two blocked shots. Layden Blocker contributed nine points (4-of-5 FG) with a season-high five rebounds, a season-high five assists and a season-high three blocked shots. In fact, Blocker entered the game with 10 total rebounds, four total assists and one blocked shot.
Furman was led by JP Pegues and Alex Williams. Pegues had 21 points, going 10-of-10 from the line, while Williams scored 20 points thanks to five 3-pointers.
Arkansas shot an impressive 60% from the field and all 10 Razorbacks that played in the period scored at least two points. However, Furman made its first five 3-pointers and finished the half with eight of its 13 made baskets from 3-point range to keep it the Paladins within striking distance.
Arkansas hits the road to play the third and final Crimson and Cardinal Classic, facing No. 19 Oklahoma Sooners in Tulsa’s BOK Center. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2.
Hogs’ Notes
• Arkansas starters were El Ellis, Davonte Davis, Jeremiah Davenport, Trevon Brazile and Chandler Lawson.
• Arkansas controlled the tip to start the game.
• Trevon Brazile scored the first points of the game at 19:37.
• Khalif Battle was the first Razorback sub.
• Battle scored his 1,000th career point after making his first shot attempt, a 3-pointer at 16:07 in the first half. He finished with 25 points and has 1,022 points in his 78-game career (Butler, Temple and Arkansas).
• This was the fifth time in nine games that Battle has led the Hogs in scoring. He has led his team in scoring 31 times and has scored at least 20 points 26 times.
• This was the first meeting between Arkansas and Furman.
• Tramon Mark made his return to the lineup. He missed the Duke game after injuring himself versus North Carolina in the Hogs’ final game of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Mark finished with seven points in 26:27.
• Arkansas entered the game fifth in the NCAA in free throw attempts. However, the Razorbacks were just 1-of-2 at the free throw line in the first half. Arkansas was 14-of-19 at the line in the second line.
• Arkansas entered the game second in the NCAA in blocked shots (6.8 avg.). The Hogs have blocked 10 shots in each of the last two games (Duke and Furman) and had a season-high 15 earlier this season versus Gardner-Webb,
• During the first half, Arkansas presented $254,694 to support the Arkansas 211 program of the United Way of NWA to contribute to tornado relief in Arkansas from this past spring. The money was raised during Arkansas’ charity exhibition game versus Purdue on Oct. 28.
• Arkansas scored 51 bench points. That is the second-most by a Musselman team at Arkansas. The most was 67 bench points vs Mississippi Valley State (the 2020-21 season opener) in Coach Muss’ second season.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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Second-ranked Bruins use big runs to overwhelm Razorbacks
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — No. 2 UCLA used two big runs in the second and third quarters, including a 15-0 run midway through the second quarter to speed past the Razorbacks, 81-66, on Sunday afternoon.
Arkansas made a surge in the fourth quarter with a 15-0 run of their own, but it was too little too late. Arkansas had four players in double figures, led by Taliah Scott’s 23 points and Maryam Dauda’s 14. The Hogs broke an eight-game home winning streak in the loss.
After Maryam Dauda won the tip against a 6-7 center, Saylor Poffenbarger got the Hogs on the board first by knocking down a triple. Dauda then got one of her own off a good find from Samara Spencer to help the Hogs start ahead, 6-0. UCLA got on the board with a layup, scoring their first basket over 2.5 minutes into the game, but Scott answered with a layup.
The Bruins then started to roll, going on a 9-0 run, while making four of their next four field goal attempts, as the Hogs trailed 11-8 at the media timeout taken with 4:56 left in the quarter. UCLA continued its run out of the timeout with back-to-back layups to extend its run to an 11-0 one, while Arkansas was held in a scoring drought for 4.5 minutes.
Makayla Daniels snapped that drought with a layup and Poffenbarger followed with one of her own to cut the UCLA lead to three. UCLA outscored the Hogs 5-2 in the final two minutes of the quarter, as the Hogs trailed, 20-14, after the first quarter.
Off a second-chance opportunity thanks to a Dauda rebound, Daniels knocked down a triple to cut the lead to three, but then UCLA went on an 17-2 run to lead, 37-19 at the media timeout taken with 4:59 left in the half. Out of the break, UCLA scored another two-pointer to extend its run to a 19-2 one, but Emrie Ellis knocked down a 3-pointer to drag the Hogs out of the scoring drought that was nearly four minutes long.
Dauda knocked down her second triple of the game and followed with a driving layup to cut the lead to 16. Scott then got fouled and made the first shot but missed the second. Poffenbarger was there for the offensive board and beat the buzzer once again with a triple, as Arkansas trailed 50-33 at the half.
UCLA outscored the Hogs 12-5 in the opening four minutes of the third quarter. Scott made a tough layup and at the media timeout taken with 4:45 left in the quarter, Arkansas trailed, 64-40. Poffenbarger made a driving layup, but then UCLA went on a 6-0 run to lead by 30, 72-42. Scott got fouled and made both free throws to reach double digits in scoring for the ninth straight game. At the end of the quarter, Arkansas trailed, 72-44, trailing by as many as 30.
Scott made two free throws, her sixth and seventh of the game, to begin the scoring in the fourth quarter. Dauda made a layup off a good find from Carly Keats, as Arkansas trailed, 74-48, with 7:27 left in the game. UCLA and Arkansas exchanged 3-pointers, as Scott made back-to-back-to-back triples and was fouled on the second to convert the 4-point play.
Scott helped the Hogs go on a 10-0 run. Arkansas’ run continued, as Daniels made one of two free throws, and Arkansas trailed 77-59 with 4:50 left in the game. Out of the timeout, Arkansas’ run extended to a 15-0 run with a Dauda jumper and two free throws. UCLA broke its 3:34 minute scoring drought with a layup. Arkansas did not score a field goal for the remaining 4:24 of the contest, but the Hogs outscored the Bruins 22-9 in the fourth quarter to drop the game, 81-66.
Hogs Highlights
• Scott logged 23 points behind 3-of-7 shooting from the 3-point line and 8-of-9 from the free throw line. She added two boards in 39 minutes played. Scott has reached double digits in scoring in all nine games this season, while reaching 20+ points in her sixth contest
• Dauda followed with 14 points off 5-of-9 shooting from the field, 2-of-3 from 3-point, along with two boards, two assists, two blocks and one steal. The redshirt sophomore finished over 50 percent from the field for the second time this season
• Poffenbarger finished with 12 points off 5-of-13 shooting from the field with seven boards, one block and one steal. This marks her 19th double-digit scoring game in her Arkansas career
• Daniels logged 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and three steals in 33 minutes. She tied the record for most games played in career with 131
• Keats played a season-high six minutes and Jenna Lawrence led the Hogs in +/- with 10, as the only Hog with a positive +/- with two steals
• Ellis logged three points, one board and two blocks in 11 minutes
• Spencer had three steals
• Arkansas set a season-high 11 steals and forced 22 turnovers while being +10 in the turnover margin having only committed 12
Next Game
Arkansas will stay home for the next two games, as the Hogs are set to host Louisiana Tech on Thursday. The game will be broadcast on SECN+.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
