Graham sparks Arkansas to 65-63 victory over South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Jalen Graham came off the bench to score 16 points and Arkansas held off South Carolina 65-63 on Saturday.
Graham sank 8 of 10 shots from the floor for the Razorbacks (16-7, 5-5 Southeastern Conference), who earned their first true road win of the season. Davonte Davis hit four 3-pointers and scored 15. Anthony Black totaled 13 points six rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Ricky Council IV scored 10.
Josh Gray scored a career-high 20 points - 11 more than his previous best - for the Gamecocks (8-15, 1-9), who have lost seven straight. Gray matched his career best with 14 rebounds - set last time out in a loss to Mississippi State. Meechie Johnson also scored 20, sinking 5 of 8 shots from 3-point range. Hayden Brown added 10 points. Five players did all the scoring for the Gamecocks.
Graham had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and Davis buried a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to send the Razorbacks into halftime with a 36-27 lead. Arkansas shot 57.7% from the floor before intermission (15 of 26).
The Razorbacks took their biggest lead at 47-35 on a jumper by Council with 14:05 left to play. Johnson sandwiched two 3-pointers around a Jacobi Wright layup - off a steal by Johnson - to pull the Gamecocks within 58-57 at the 5:09 mark. Gray followed with two free throws and South Carolina went ahead for the first time since leading 10-9.
Arkansas regained the lead with 2:53 remaining on two free throws from Black after he grabbed an offensive rebound and was fouled by Gray. Gray scored twice on dunks, but Council and Black answered with layups and the Razorbacks led 64-63 with 1:21 to go.
Johnson missed a 3-pointer for South Carolina, but Davis missed the front end of a 1-and-1 at the other end and Gray grabbed the rebound with 19 seconds left. Hayden Brown couldn't connect on a layup coming out of a Gamecocks' timeout and Black sank the first of two free throws for a 65-63 lead. Gray missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Arkansas leads the series 23-15 and improved to 8-8 on the Gamecocks' home floor.
UP NEXT
Arkansas: The Razorbacks travel to play Kentucky on Tuesday.
South Carolina: The Gamecocks travel to play Missouri on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Razorbacks gains possession) | ||
| 19:55 |  | +2 | Ricky Council IV makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | | Meechie Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 19:21 | | Hayden Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 19:06 | | Hayden Brown misses two point putback layup | ||
| 19:04 | | Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 18:54 | | Davonte Davis misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 18:52 | | Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound | ||
| 18:35 | | Hayden Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 18:33 | | Josh Gray offensive rebound | ||
| 18:27 | | Meechie Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 18:08 | | Davonte Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 18:08 | | Makhel Mitchell misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 18:06 | | Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 18:00 | | +2 | Makhi Mitchell makes two point putback layup | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | | +2 | Josh Gray makes two point driving layup (Chico Carter Jr. assists) | 4-2 |
| 16:57 | | Makhi Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 16:55 | | Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound | ||
| 16:27 | | +3 | Gregory Jackson II makes three point pullup jump shot | 4-5 |
| 16:27 | | Hayden Brown personal foul | ||
| 16:27 | | Makhel Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 16:33 | | +1 | Makhel Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-5 |
| 16:14 | | Hayden Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 16:12 | | Jordan Walsh defensive rebound | ||
| 15:46 | | Ricky Council IV turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:41 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:14 | | Makhel Mitchell personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 15:14 | | Meechie Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 15:14 | | +1 | Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-6 |
| 15:01 | | Jordan Walsh turnover (bad pass) (Zachary Davis steals) | ||
| 14:47 | | Anthony Black blocks Meechie Johnson's two point driving layup | ||
| 14:45 | | Ricky Council IV defensive rebound | ||
| 14:21 | | +2 | Jordan Walsh makes two point driving dunk (Anthony Black assists) | 7-6 |
| 14:00 | | Jordan Walsh blocks Zachary Davis's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 13:58 | | Anthony Black defensive rebound | ||
| 13:29 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk blocks Anthony Black's two point driving layup | ||
| 13:27 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound | ||
| 13:18 | | Gregory Jackson II misses two point driving layup | ||
| 13:16 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound | ||
| 13:18 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover | ||
| 13:08 | | Anthony Black turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 12:57 | | +2 | Josh Gray makes two point driving dunk (Chico Carter Jr. assists) | 7-8 |
| 12:33 | | +2 | Jalen Graham makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Ricky Council IV assists) | 9-8 |
| 11:59 | | Ricky Council IV personal foul (Chico Carter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:59 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:44 | | +2 | Hayden Brown makes two point turnaround hook shot | 9-10 |
| 11:26 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point floating jump shot | 11-10 |
| 11:25 | | Zachary Davis shooting foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | ||
| 11:25 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-10 |
| 11:08 | | Josh Gray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:06 | | Jordan Walsh defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +2 | Jalen Graham makes two point driving floating jump shot | 14-10 |
| 10:27 | | Zachary Davis misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Anthony Black defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | +3 | Davonte Davis makes three point pullup jump shot (Anthony Black assists) | 17-10 |
| 9:46 | | Chico Carter Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Josh Gray offensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | +2 | Josh Gray makes two point driving layup | 17-12 |
| 9:31 | | +2 | Jalen Graham makes two point driving layup (Davonte Davis assists) | 19-12 |
| 9:21 | | Hayden Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:19 | | Josh Gray offensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Jacobi Wright misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Jordan Walsh defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 21-12 |
| 8:43 | | Chico Carter Jr. turnover | ||
| 8:22 | | Jalen Graham turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 8:31 | | Jacobi Wright misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Anthony Black defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Davonte Davis misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Gregory Jackson II misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:25 | | Razorbacks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:21 | | +2 | Ricky Council IV makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-12 |
| 6:57 | | +3 | Gregory Jackson II makes three point pullup jump shot | 23-15 |
| 6:38 | | Gregory Jackson II blocks Ricky Council IV's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Meechie Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Meechie Johnson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Jordan Walsh personal foul | ||
| 6:17 | | Gregory Jackson II misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:17 | | +1 | Gregory Jackson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-16 |
| 6:13 | | Anthony Black misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:11 | | Meechie Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Makhel Mitchell personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:05 | | +1 | Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-17 |
| 6:05 | | +1 | Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-18 |
| 5:43 | | Jalen Graham turnover (lost ball) (Hayden Brown steals) | ||
| 5:26 | | Hayden Brown turnover (lost ball) (Davonte Davis steals) | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Jalen Graham makes two point floating jump shot (Anthony Black assists) | 25-18 |
| 5:12 | | Jacobi Wright misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Jalen Graham defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Jacobi Wright personal foul (Ricky Council IV draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | +1 | Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-18 |
| 5:12 | | +1 | Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-18 |
| 5:08 | | Kamani Johnson blocks Josh Gray's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:06 | | Josh Gray offensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | Gregory Jackson II misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Josh Gray offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Josh Gray makes two point putback dunk | 27-20 |
| 4:24 | | Gregory Jackson II personal foul | ||
| 4:17 | | Ricky Council IV turnover (lost ball) (Hayden Brown steals) | ||
| 4:06 | | Anthony Black shooting foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | +1 | Hayden Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-21 |
| 4:06 | | Hayden Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:06 | | Davonte Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +2 | Jalen Graham makes two point driving hook shot (Davonte Davis assists) | 29-21 |
| 3:33 | | Chico Carter Jr. turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 3:33 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:05 | | +2 | Jalen Graham makes two point driving layup | 31-21 |
| 2:34 | | Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 2:22 | | Josh Gray blocks Jordan Walsh's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:20 | | Josh Gray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | +2 | Josh Gray makes two point driving dunk (Meechie Johnson assists) | 31-23 |
| 1:52 | | Ricky Council IV misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Josh Gray defensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | +2 | Josh Gray makes two point driving layup | 31-25 |
| 1:25 | | Jalen Graham misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Jordan Walsh offensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Davonte Davis misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Jordan Walsh offensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | +2 | Jordan Walsh makes two point driving dunk (Jalen Graham assists) | 33-25 |
| 0:46 | | Gamecocks 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:39 | | +2 | Hayden Brown makes two point driving dunk (Zachary Davis assists) | 33-27 |
| 0:17 | | +3 | Davonte Davis makes three point pullup jump shot (Jordan Walsh assists) | 36-27 |
| 0:01 | | Meechie Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |