Brazile leads No. 17 Arkansas to 93-86 win over No. 16 Texas Tech in rematch of Sweet 16 game
AP
Dec 13, 2025
DALLAS (AP) Trevon Brazile scored 18 of his 24 points after halftime and finished with 10 rebounds as No. 17 Arkansas Razorbacks overcame No. 16 Texas Tech Red Raiders 93-86 on Saturday in a rematch of a Sweet 16 game in last season's NCAA Tournament.
Arkansas (8-2), which trailed by as many as 10 points before halftime, went ahead for good on Brazile's driving layup that made it 78-77 with 5:20 left. A minute after that, coming out of a timeout, he made a move near the baseline that got JT Toppin in the air and drove by the preseason AP All-American for an emphatic one-handed slam dunk.
Brazile is one of the three starters for the Razorbacks who played in the Sweet 16 game last March, when they had a 16-point lead midway through the second half before Tech rallied for an overtime victory.
Toppin had 30 points and 11 rebounds for the Red Raiders (7-3), while Christian Anderson had 26 points and 11 assists. They were the only Tech starters back from that comeback to the Elite Eight. It was Toppin's 24th double-double in 42 games with Tech the past two seasons.
Darius Acuff Jr. and Karter Knox both had 20 points for the Razorbacks.
Brazile's slam ended a nearly five-minute stretch for the Razorbacks in which he scored 12 points - and Acuff scored their other seven in that go-ahead stretch.
The Razorbacks led only once before halftime at 43-42 when Knox made a 3-pointer with 1:40 left that capped their 17-6 run in which he also had a dunk and a layup.
Texas Tech went back in front with the last seven points of the half, starting with back-to-back layups by Toppin.
Texas Tech is home against Northern Colorado on Tuesday, the same night Arkansas hosts Queens.
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1st Half
ARK
Razorbacks
43
TXTCH
Red Raiders
49
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Trevon Brazile vs. JT Toppin (Christian Anderson gains possession)
19:32
+2
LeJuan Watts makes two point hook shot
0-2
19:13
Tyeree Bryan blocks Nick Pringle's two point layup
19:11
JT Toppin defensive rebound
18:48
LeJuan Watts misses two point jump shot
18:46
Nick Pringle defensive rebound
18:39
Trevon Brazile turnover (traveling)
18:20
JT Toppin misses two point hook shot
18:18
JT Toppin offensive rebound
18:12
+2
JT Toppin makes two point hook shot
0-4
18:01
+2
D.J. Wagner makes two point layup (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
2-4
17:34
+2
JT Toppin makes two point hook shot
2-6
17:22
Trevon Brazile misses two point hook shot
17:20
Nick Pringle offensive rebound
17:17
+2
Nick Pringle makes two point layup
4-6
17:10
Red Raiders 30 second timeout
16:56
Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
16:54
JT Toppin offensive rebound
16:52
Nick Pringle shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
16:52
JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:52
+1
JT Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-7
16:36
Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
16:34
Darius Acuff Jr. offensive rebound
16:26
Darius Acuff Jr. misses two point layup
16:24
Tyeree Bryan defensive rebound
16:06
+3
Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)
4-10
15:50
+3
Karter Knox makes three point jump shot (Meleek Thomas assists)
7-10
15:32
Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
15:30
Tyeree Bryan offensive rebound
15:16
+3
Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)
7-13
15:04
+2
Karter Knox makes two point alley-oop dunk (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
9-13
15:00
TV timeout
14:32
JT Toppin misses two point hook shot
14:30
Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
14:08
Jaylen Petty shooting foul (Meleek Thomas draws the foul)
14:08
+1
Meleek Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 3
10-13
14:08
+1
Meleek Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 3
11-13
14:08
+1
Meleek Thomas makes regular free throw 3 of 3
12-13
13:52
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)
12-15
13:30
+2
Malique Ewin makes two point hook shot (Billy Richmond III assists)
14-15
13:19
Christian Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Meleek Thomas steals)
13:12
Meleek Thomas misses two point dunk
13:10
Christian Anderson defensive rebound
13:06
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup (Jaylen Petty assists)
14-17
12:46
Donovan Atwell personal foul
12:34
+2
Meleek Thomas makes two point jump shot
16-17
12:17
+3
Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)
16-20
11:49
Meleek Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:47
Malique Ewin offensive rebound
11:44
D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
11:42
Karter Knox offensive rebound
11:40
Karter Knox misses two point layup
11:38
JT Toppin defensive rebound
11:29
+2
Christian Anderson makes two point layup
16-22
11:12
+2
D.J. Wagner makes two point layup
18-22
10:56
Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
10:55
Razorbacks defensive rebound
10:54
TV timeout
10:33
JT Toppin shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
10:33
Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:33
Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:33
Red Raiders defensive rebound
10:31
Billy Richmond III personal foul
10:20
Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
10:18
Nick Pringle defensive rebound
10:03
Nick Pringle turnover (bad pass) (JT Toppin steals)
9:49
JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
9:47
JT Toppin offensive rebound
9:45
Nick Pringle shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
9:45
JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:45
JT Toppin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:45
Razorbacks defensive rebound
9:32
Meleek Thomas misses three point jump shot
9:30
Christian Anderson defensive rebound
9:21
+2
Jaylen Petty makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)
18-24
9:01
Billy Richmond III misses two point jump shot
8:59
Jaylen Petty defensive rebound
8:52
+2
JT Toppin makes two point hook shot (Christian Anderson assists)
18-26
8:31
LeJuan Watts shooting foul (Malique Ewin draws the foul)
8:31
Malique Ewin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:31
+1
Malique Ewin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-26
8:19
+2
Christian Anderson makes two point layup
19-28
8:05
+2
Malique Ewin makes two point hook shot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
21-28
7:46
+3
Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot
21-31
7:29
+3
Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
24-31
7:03
Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
7:01
Red Raiders offensive rebound
6:58
TV timeout
6:53
Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
6:51
LeJuan Watts offensive rebound
6:47
+2
Christian Anderson makes two point layup (LeJuan Watts assists)
24-33
6:28
+2
Darius Acuff Jr. makes two point layup
26-33
5:56
+3
Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Tyeree Bryan assists)
26-36
5:44
+3
Darius Acuff Jr. makes three point jump shot
29-36
5:19
LeJuan Watts misses two point hook shot
5:17
Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
5:13
Donovan Atwell shooting foul (Darius Acuff Jr. draws the foul)
5:12
Red Raiders 60 second timeout
5:12
+1
Darius Acuff Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-36
5:12
+1
Darius Acuff Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-36
5:03
Billy Richmond III personal foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
4:43
Tyeree Bryan misses two point jump shot
4:41
Christian Anderson offensive rebound
4:36
+3
Jaylen Petty makes three point jump shot (Tyeree Bryan assists)
31-39
4:18
+3
Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
34-39
4:02
Christian Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Karter Knox steals)
3:56
+2
Karter Knox makes two point dunk
36-39
3:40
+3
Jaylen Petty makes three point jump shot (Tyeree Bryan assists)
36-42
3:27
Jaylen Petty personal foul (Darius Acuff Jr. draws the foul)
3:27
TV timeout
3:19
Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
3:17
Malique Ewin offensive rebound
3:15
+2
Karter Knox makes two point layup (Malique Ewin assists)
38-42
3:15
Christian Anderson shooting foul (Karter Knox draws the foul)
3:15
Karter Knox misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:14
LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
2:46
LeJuan Watts misses two point jump shot
2:44
Malique Ewin defensive rebound
2:39
Darius Acuff Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:37
Malique Ewin offensive rebound
2:31
+2
Malique Ewin makes two point jump shot
40-42
2:07
Malique Ewin blocks Christian Anderson's three point jump shot
2:05
Karter Knox defensive rebound
2:03
Malique Ewin offensive foul
2:03
Malique Ewin turnover (offensive foul)
1:51
LeJuan Watts misses two point hook shot
1:49
Malique Ewin defensive rebound
1:38
+3
Karter Knox makes three point jump shot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
43-42
1:14
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)
43-44
0:51
Darius Acuff Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:49
LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
0:44
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup (LeJuan Watts assists)
43-46
0:36
Razorbacks 30 second timeout
0:25
Meleek Thomas misses two point jump shot
0:23
Jaylen Petty defensive rebound
0:04
+3
Tyeree Bryan makes three point jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)
43-49
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
ARK
Razorbacks
50
TXTCH
Red Raiders
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:44
+2
Darius Acuff Jr. makes two point jump shot (Nick Pringle assists)
45-49
19:22
LeJuan Watts misses three point jump shot
19:20
Darius Acuff Jr. defensive rebound
19:00
D.J. Wagner misses two point layup
18:58
Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
18:57
Trevon Brazile misses two point layup
18:55
Nick Pringle offensive rebound
18:55
Tyeree Bryan shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
18:55
Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:55
Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:55
JT Toppin defensive rebound
18:43
D.J. Wagner personal foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
18:25
Karter Knox blocks LeJuan Watts's two point hook shot
