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Keyshaun Langley leads UNC Greensboro to 78-72 upset at No. 14 Arkansas

AP
Nov 17, 2023

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Keyshaun Langley scored 23 points, Mikeal Brown-Jones added 17 and UNC Greensboro stunned No. 14 Arkansas 78-72 on Friday night.

The Spartans (2-1), who came in as 15 1/2-point underdogs according to FanDuel Sportsbook, went on a 13-2 run late in the first half and led by 15 early in the second, taking advantage of sloppy play by the Razorbacks (3-1).

Arkansas pulled within 54-50 on a layup by Davonte Davis with 9:54 left, but UNC Greensboro responded with a 3-pointer by Donovan Atwell and a layup by Joryam Saizonou for a nine-point lead. The Razorbacks never seriously threatened after that.

“We responded. They punched us,” UNC Greensboro coach Mike Jones said. “We responded the right way. We responded not by putting our head down and pouting, but just having some resolve.”

Tramon Mark scored 20 points and El Ellis added 19 for Arkansas.

The Razorbacks had 13 turnovers, including six in the final 4:15 of the first half, and the Spartans finished with 16 second-chance points. While Arkansas shot 44% from the field, it made only 4 of 23 3-pointers (17%).

“And 4 for 23? I don’t think we even needed to attempt that many,” Arkansas coach Eric Musselman said. “They didn’t have many shot blockers, you know? So not going to the rim was an issue in the first half.”

MENTAL HURDLE

Arkansas forward Trevon Brazile was lost for the season with a knee injury when the two teams met last year in a game the Razorbacks won by seven points. He had nine points and nine rebounds Friday.

BIG PICTURE

UNC Greensboro was coming off a four-point loss at Vanderbilt and got it done this time against another Southeastern Conference opponent. The Spartans appear worthy of their predicted No. 2 finish in the Southern Conference.

Musselman had said Monday after Arkansas’ sloppy win over Old Dominion that his team would get bitten by a mid-major if it kept playing that way. Although the Razorbacks’ season won’t be defined by their nonconference record, last year’s slow start hampered Arkansas when SEC play began.

UP NEXT

UNC-Greensboro hosts Kansas City on Nov. 24.

Arkansas opens the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas on Wednesday against Stanford.

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1st Half
UNCG
Spartans
38
ARK
Razorbacks
24

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mikeal Brown-Jones vs. Trevon Brazile (Razorbacks gains possession)
19:47		Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot
19:45		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
19:42	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point layup	0-2
19:36		Kobe Langley turnover (bad pass)
19:21		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
19:19		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
19:06	+2	Jalen Breath makes two point jump shot (Kobe Langley assists)	2-2
18:40	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot	2-4
18:15		Jeremiah Davenport blocks Jalen Breath's two point layup
18:13		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
18:06		El Ellis turnover (bad pass)
17:56		Jeremiah Davenport blocks Kobe Langley's two point layup
17:54		Keyshaun Langley offensive rebound
17:50	+3	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes three point jump shot (Keyshaun Langley assists)	5-4
17:34		Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot
17:32		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
17:32		Jeremiah Davenport personal foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul)
17:11	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point layup	7-4
16:51	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point jump shot	7-6
16:30		Davonte Davis personal foul (Keyshaun Langley draws the foul)
16:24		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
16:22		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
16:13		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
16:11		Kobe Langley defensive rebound
16:01	+3	Keyshaun Langley makes three point jump shot (Kobe Langley assists)	10-6
15:50		Jalen Breath personal foul
15:50		TV timeout
15:50		Makhi Mitchell offensive foul
15:50		Makhi Mitchell turnover (offensive foul)
15:37		Kobe Langley misses two point layup
15:35		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
15:18		Davonte Davis misses two point layup
15:16		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
15:01		Tim Ceaser misses three point jump shot
14:59		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
14:44		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
14:42		Tim Ceaser defensive rebound
14:32	+3	Keyshaun Langley makes three point jump shot (Joryam Saizonou assists)	13-6
14:10	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Makhi Mitchell assists)	13-9
13:52		Mikeal Brown-Jones offensive foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
13:52		Mikeal Brown-Jones turnover (offensive foul)
13:36		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
13:34		Mikeal Brown-Jones personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
13:31		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
13:29		El Ellis offensive rebound
13:28		El Ellis turnover (bad pass) (Keyshaun Langley steals)
13:25		Keyshaun Langley turnover (lost ball) (Trevon Brazile steals)
13:00	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point dunk (Davonte Davis assists)	13-11
12:39		Joryam Saizonou misses two point layup
12:38		Spartans offensive rebound
12:37		Jalen Breath offensive foul (Davonte Davis draws the foul)
12:37		Jalen Breath turnover (offensive foul)
12:26		Chandler Lawson offensive foul
12:26		Chandler Lawson turnover (offensive foul)
11:58	+2	Tim Ceaser makes two point jump shot	15-11
11:29		Khalif Battle turnover (lost ball) (Akrum Ahemed steals)
11:29		Khalif Battle personal foul (Akrum Ahemed draws the foul)
11:29		TV timeout
11:02		Makhi Mitchell personal foul (Tim Ceaser draws the foul)
10:58		Akrum Ahemed offensive foul
10:58		Akrum Ahemed turnover (offensive foul)
10:44	+2	Davonte Davis makes two point jump shot	15-13
10:31		Tim Ceaser misses three point jump shot
10:29		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
10:19		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
10:17		Kobe Langley defensive rebound
10:12		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
10:08		Tim Ceaser personal foul
9:52		Kobe Langley blocks Khalif Battle's two point layup
9:52		Keyshaun Langley shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
9:52	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-14
9:52	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-15
9:34		Kobe Langley misses three point jump shot
9:32		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
9:23		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
9:21		Spartans defensive rebound
9:02		Akrum Ahemed misses three point jump shot
9:00		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
8:41		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
8:38		Spartans defensive rebound
8:14		Joryam Saizonou turnover (lost ball) (Tramon Mark steals)
7:59		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
7:57		Domas Kauzonas defensive rebound
7:37	+2	Domas Kauzonas makes two point layup (Keyshaun Langley assists)	17-15
7:18		Tramon Mark turnover (lost ball)
7:15		Khalif Battle personal foul (Joryam Saizonou draws the foul)
7:15		TV timeout
7:15	+1	Joryam Saizonou makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-15
7:15	+1	Joryam Saizonou makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-15
7:06		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
7:04		Keyshaun Langley defensive rebound
6:51	+2	Tim Ceaser makes two point layup (Keyshaun Langley assists)	21-15
6:51		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
6:32	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	21-17
6:15	+2	Keyshaun Langley makes two point jump shot	23-17
5:53		Khalif Battle misses two point layup
5:51		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
5:44		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
5:42		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
5:37	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	23-19
5:09		Keyshaun Langley misses two point layup
5:07		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
5:00		Joseph Pinion misses three point jump shot
4:58		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
4:44	+3	Keyshaun Langley makes three point jump shot	26-19
4:14	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	26-21
4:01		Keyshaun Langley misses three point jump shot
3:59		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
3:52		Khalif Battle turnover (lost ball) (Keyshaun Langley steals)
3:49		Khalif Battle personal foul (Keyshaun Langley draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:49	+1	Keyshaun Langley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-21
3:49	+1	Keyshaun Langley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-21
3:22		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
3:20		El Ellis offensive rebound
3:16		El Ellis turnover (bad pass)
2:48		Joryam Saizonou misses three point jump shot
2:46		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
2:41		Jalen Breath shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
2:41	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-22
2:41		Tramon Mark misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:41		Akrum Ahemed defensive rebound
2:18		Trevon Brazile blocks Joryam Saizonou's two point layup
2:18		Razorbacks defensive rebound
2:07		Tramon Mark turnover (lost ball) (Keyshaun Langley steals)
2:05		Tramon Mark personal foul (Keyshaun Langley draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Keyshaun Langley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-22
2:05	+1	Keyshaun Langley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-22
1:49		Trevon Brazile turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Langley steals)
1:40	+3	Tim Ceaser makes three point jump shot (Kobe Langley assists)	33-22
1:07		El Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Atwell steals)
1:07		Jump ball. (Spartans gains possession)
0:53		Akrum Ahemed turnover (lost ball) (Tramon Mark steals)
0:48		Trevon Brazile turnover (lost ball) (Keyshaun Langley steals)
0:44	+2	Kobe Langley makes two point layup (Keyshaun Langley assists)	35-22
0:44		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:37	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot (Davonte Davis assists)	35-24
0:09	+3	Keyshaun Langley makes three point jump shot	38-24
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNCG
Spartans
40
ARK
Razorbacks
48

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
19:45		Davonte Davis offensive rebound
19:29		Makhi Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Langley steals)
19:28		Makhi Mitchell personal foul (Kobe Langley draws the foul)
19:18		Makhi Mitchell blocks Keyshaun Langley's two point layup
19:16		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
18:57	+2	El Ellis makes two point jump shot	38-26
18:35		Makhi Mitchell shooting foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul)
18:35		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:35	+1	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-26
18:25		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
18:23		Tim Ceaser defensive rebound
18:11	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point layup (Donovan Atwell assists)	41-26
17:56		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
17:54		Tim Ceaser defensive rebound
17:32		Trevon Brazile blocks Mikeal Brown-Jones's two point layup
17:30		Donovan Atwell offensive rebound
17:26		Kobe Langley misses three point jump shot
17:24		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
17:21		Donovan Atwell personal foul
17:07	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	41-28
17:07		Tim Ceaser shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
17:07	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-29
16:55	+2	Akrum Ahemed makes two point layup (Kobe Langley assists)	43-29
16:44		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
16:42		Kobe Langley defensive rebound
16:23		Joryam Saizonou turnover (out of bounds)
16:14	+2	Davonte Davis makes two point jump shot	43-31
15:48	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point dunk	45-31
15:29	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	45-33
15:29		Akrum Ahemed shooting foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
15:29		TV timeout
15:29	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-34
15:00		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses two point layup
14:58		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
14:54	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	45-36
14:54		Kobe Langley shooting foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
14:54		Spartans 30 second timeout
14:54		TV timeout
14:54	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-37
14:45		Tramon Mark personal foul (Keyshaun Langley draws the foul)
14:24		Joryam Saizonou misses two point layup
14:23		Razorbacks defensive rebound
13:56		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
13:54		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
13:42		Donovan Atwell misses two point jump shot
13:40		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
13:33		Khalif Battle misses two point jump shot
13:31		Tim Ceaser defensive rebound
13:14	+3	Keyshaun Langley makes three point jump shot	48-37
12:57		Donovan Atwell personal foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
12:51		Akrum Ahemed shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
12:51	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-38
12:51	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-39
12:33		Chandler Lawson blocks Akrum Ahemed's two point layup
12:31		El Ellis defensive rebound
12:29		Tim Ceaser shooting foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
12:29	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-40
12:29	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-41
12:14		Chandler Lawson personal foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul)
12:12		Chandler Lawson shooting foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul)
12:12	+1	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-41
12:12	+1	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-41
11:52		Kobe Langley personal foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:52	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-42
11:52		Khalif Battle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:52		Davonte Davis offensive rebound
11:37		Tim Ceaser shooting foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
11:37	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-43
11:37	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-44
11:10		Joryam Saizonou turnover (bad pass)
10:50	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	50-46
10:31		Keyshaun Langley misses three point jump shot
10:29		El Ellis personal foul
10:14	+2	Domas Kauzonas makes two point layup (Keyshaun Langley assists)	52-46
9:54	+2	Davonte Davis makes two point layup	52-48
9:22	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Mikeal Brown-Jones assists)	55-48
9:01		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
8:59		Keyshaun Langley defensive rebound
8:45		Keyshaun Langley misses three point jump shot
8:43		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
8:34		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
8:32		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
8:09	+2	Joryam Saizonou makes two point layup	57-48
8:08		Spartans 30 second timeout
8:08		TV timeout
7:51	+2	Davonte Davis makes two point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists)	57-50
7:27		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
7:25		Domas Kauzonas offensive rebound
7:18		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
7:16		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
7:06	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	57-52
6:36	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point dunk (Domas Kauzonas assists)	59-52
6:21		Donovan Atwell shooting foul (Davonte Davis draws the foul)
6:21	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-53
6:21	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-54
5:57		Joryam Saizonou misses two point layup
5:55		Jalen Breath offensive rebound
5:53	+2	Jalen Breath makes two point layup	61-54
5:44		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
5:42		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
5:34		Akrum Ahemed personal foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
5:34		El Ellis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:34	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-55
5:07	+3	Joryam Saizonou makes three point jump shot (Jalen Breath assists)	64-55
4:51		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
4:49		Kobe Langley defensive rebound
4:39	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point layup (Jalen Breath assists)	66-55
4:37		Razorbacks 60 second timeout
4:22		Jalen Breath shooting foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
4:22	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-56
4:22	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-57
3:58		Trevon Brazile personal foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58	+1	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-57
3:58		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:58		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
3:51		Donovan Atwell shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
3:51	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-58
3:51		Khalif Battle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:51		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
3:25	+2	Jalen Breath makes two point layup	69-58
3:13		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
3:11		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
2:59	+2	Joryam Saizonou makes two point layup	71-58
2:45	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot (Davonte Davis assists)	71-61
2:30		El Ellis personal foul (Keyshaun Langley draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Keyshaun Langley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-61
2:30	+1	Keyshaun Langley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-61
2:25	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot	73-63
2:11		Kobe Langley misses three point jump shot
2:09		El Ellis defensive rebound
2:03		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
2:02		Spartans defensive rebound
1:41		Joryam Saizonou turnover (lost ball) (Tramon Mark steals)
1:36		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
1:34		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
1:21		Trevon Brazile personal foul (Jalen Breath draws the foul)
1:21		Jalen Breath misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:21		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
1:07	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists)	73-66
1:06		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
1:01		El Ellis personal foul (Joryam Saizonou draws the foul)
1:01		Joryam Saizonou misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:01	+1	Joryam Saizonou makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-66
0:47	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Tramon Mark assists)	74-69
0:47		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
0:31		Trevon Brazile personal foul (Joryam Saizonou draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Joryam Saizonou makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-69
0:31	+1	Joryam Saizonou makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-69
0:25	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	76-71
0:23		Tramon Mark personal foul (Akrum Ahemed draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Akrum Ahemed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-71
0:23	+1	Akrum Ahemed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-71
0:16		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
0:14		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
0:08		El Ellis personal foul (Kobe Langley draws the foul)
0:08		Kobe Langley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:08		Kobe Langley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:08		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
0:04		Kobe Langley personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-72
0:04		Tramon Mark misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:04		Akrum Ahemed defensive rebound
0:04		Jump ball. (Spartans gains possession)
0:00		End of period

Akrum Ahemed defensive rebound