Brazile, Battle and defense lead Arkansas to 80-75 victory over No. 7 Duke
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Trevon Brazile had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Khalif Battle scored 21 off the bench and Arkansas held on to beat No. 7 Duke 80-75 on Wednesday night.
Playing without leading scorer Tramon Mark, the Razorbacks (5-3) snapped a two-game skid before a capacity crowd of 20,344 - a record at Bud Walton Arena. When the final horn sounded, fans rushed the floor to celebrate.
“It was awesome. Words can’t describe the feeling right now. It’s a great win," coach Eric Musselman said after his 100th victory at Arkansas.
Preseason All-American Kyle Filipowski was held to three points for the Blue Devils (5-2) in the first half. He played a key role in their late rally, though, finishing with 26 points and 10 rebounds.
“We talk about confrontations all the time. When you go to the basket, you’ve got to go with conviction,” Duke coach Jon Scheyer said. “I thought a few times we were going just to get our shots off. Against a team like them, you’re not going to be very efficient just trying to get your shot off.”
Mark is with the Razorbacks but he sat out because of a back injury after he was carted off the court and taken to a hospital following a hard fall during their previous game in the Bahamas. Musselman pointed to his reserves as one of the biggest reasons Arkansas was able to overcome the absence of Mark, who is averaging 18.4 points per game.
“When you look at the bench points, 36-9, I think that was a big part of tonight’s win,” Musselman said. “Because when you’re down your leading scorer and your bench goes out and outscores an opponent like that, that’s that talented, with a full roster, it’s pretty clear that we do have some depth.”
Arkansas stayed in the game early with defense, ultimately limiting Duke to 36% shooting. But it was a scoring run midway through the second half that finally broke things open in a game that was part of the ACC/SEC Challenge.
Neither team led by more than three in the first 28 minutes of the game, which included 16 lead changes. But then Arkansas went on a quick 7-0 spurt in 59 seconds just before the under-12 media timeout in the second half, prompting a Duke timeout as the Razorbacks’ lead grew to eight.
Three minutes later, Scheyer burned another timeout, his team trailing by 13 after Brazile's blocked shot was taken the other way and finished for a layup by Layden Blocker.
Arkansas pushed the margin to 67-53 and was still up by 12 with 2:10 left before the Blue Devils cut their deficit to four with 46 seconds remaining by going on a 10-2 run. It was down to three with 18 seconds to go, but Arkansas went 4 of 6 at the free-throw line down the stretch to stave off a collapse.
Chandler Lawson had seven points, eight rebounds and six blocks for Arkansas. Battle scored 15 in the second half.
BIG PICTURE
Duke: In their first visit to Bud Walton Arena, a five-point loss for the Blue Devils to a likely NCAA Tournament team in one of the SEC’s toughest environments isn’t really cause for alarm.
Arkansas: The Razorbacks could find themselves back in the AP Top 25 next week. Arkansas started the season at No. 14 but fell out of the poll after losing two in a row in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.
HOT AND NOT
Arkansas shot 61% from the field in the second half, including 4 of 9 from 3-point range. Duke hit just 37% in the final 20 minutes.
THROWBACK
It was the fifth meeting between two of college basketball's most dominant programs during the 1990s. Three of the previous four were played in the NCAA Tournament, and the first three came in the '90s, a decade in which Arkansas went to three Final Fours with one national championship and Duke made five Final Fours and won two titles.
AN HONOR
Arkansas honored its 1993-94 NCAA championship team on its 30th season anniversary. Former coach Nolan Richardson and guard Scotty Thurman were introduced at breaks. The Razorbacks beat Duke 76-72 in the title game with the help of Thurman’s decisive 3-pointer.
UP NEXT
Duke starts Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday at Georgia Tech.
Arkansas hosts Furman on Monday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Kyle Filipowski vs. Jeremiah Davenport (Jared McCain gains possession) | |||
19:39 | Chandler Lawson blocks Kyle Filipowski's two point layup | |||
19:37 | Chandler Lawson defensive rebound | |||
19:32 | Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot | |||
19:30 | Mark Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
19:22 | Kyle Filipowski turnover (lost ball) (Chandler Lawson steals) | |||
19:16 | +2 | Davonte Davis makes two point layup (El Ellis assists) | 0-2 | |
18:56 | Mark Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
18:54 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
18:43 | El Ellis misses two point layup | |||
18:41 | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | |||
18:36 | +3 | Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists) | 3-2 | |
18:18 | Chandler Lawson turnover (bad pass) (Jared McCain steals) | |||
18:08 | Kyle Filipowski misses three point jump shot | |||
18:06 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
17:43 | Jeremy Roach personal foul (Jeremiah Davenport draws the foul) | |||
17:41 | Kyle Filipowski personal foul (El Ellis draws the foul) | |||
17:31 | +2 | Chandler Lawson makes two point layup (Jeremiah Davenport assists) | 3-4 | |
17:12 | Chandler Lawson shooting foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
17:12 | +1 | Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-4 | |
17:12 | +1 | Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-4 | |
16:44 | +3 | Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists) | 5-7 | |
16:29 | +3 | Jared McCain makes three point jump shot (Kyle Filipowski assists) | 8-7 | |
16:06 | +2 | Trevon Brazile makes two point jump shot | 8-9 | |
16:06 | Mark Mitchell shooting foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul) | |||
16:06 | +1 | Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-10 | |
15:52 | Mark Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
15:50 | El Ellis defensive rebound | |||
15:41 | Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot | |||
15:39 | Jeremy Roach defensive rebound | |||
15:35 | +2 | Jeremy Roach makes two point layup | 10-10 | |
15:09 | Chandler Lawson misses two point hook shot | |||
15:07 | Davonte Davis offensive rebound | |||
15:00 | Kyle Filipowski personal foul (El Ellis draws the foul) | |||
15:00 | TV timeout | |||
14:40 | El Ellis misses three point jump shot | |||
14:21 | +2 | Tyrese Proctor makes two point jump shot | 12-10 | |
14:04 | Chandler Lawson misses two point jump shot | |||
14:02 | Jared McCain defensive rebound | |||
13:49 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
13:47 | Chandler Lawson defensive rebound | |||
13:47 | Ryan Young personal foul (Chandler Lawson draws the foul) | |||
13:38 | +3 | Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Makhi Mitchell assists) | 12-13 | |
13:20 | Mark Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Makhi Mitchell steals) | |||
13:08 | El Ellis misses two point layup | |||
13:07 | Makhi Mitchell personal foul (Ryan Young draws the foul) | |||
12:56 | Makhi Mitchell shooting foul (Ryan Young draws the foul) | |||
12:56 | +1 | Ryan Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-13 | |
12:56 | Ryan Young misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
12:56 | Khalif Battle defensive rebound | |||
12:34 | Khalif Battle misses two point layup | |||
12:32 | Ryan Young defensive rebound | |||
12:27 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
12:24 | Razorbacks defensive rebound | |||
11:57 | Jalen Graham misses two point jump shot | |||
11:55 | Jeremy Roach defensive rebound | |||
11:46 | Jalen Graham shooting foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul) | |||
11:46 | TV timeout | |||
11:46 | +1 | Jeremy Roach makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-13 | |
11:46 | +1 | Jeremy Roach makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-13 | |
11:16 | Ryan Young blocks Davonte Davis's two point layup | |||
11:14 | Jared McCain defensive rebound | |||
11:12 | Ryan Young turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Graham steals) | |||
10:57 | +2 | Layden Blocker makes two point layup | 15-15 | |
10:42 | Jalen Graham shooting foul (Sean Stewart draws the foul) | |||
10:42 | Sean Stewart misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
10:42 | Sean Stewart misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:42 | Khalif Battle defensive rebound | |||
10:23 | Ryan Young shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul) | |||
10:23 | Khalif Battle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
10:23 | +1 | Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-16 | |
10:09 | +2 | Mark Mitchell makes two point layup | 17-16 | |
9:49 | Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot | |||
9:47 | Baye Fall offensive rebound | |||
9:38 | Caleb Foster personal foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul) | |||
9:38 | Layden Blocker misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
9:38 | Blue Devils defensive rebound | |||
9:26 | Mark Mitchell misses two point layup | |||
9:24 | Mark Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
9:21 | +2 | Mark Mitchell makes two point layup | 19-16 | |
9:07 | Ryan Young shooting foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul) | |||
9:07 | +1 | Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-17 | |
9:07 | Layden Blocker misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
9:07 | Blue Devils defensive rebound | |||
8:52 | Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot | |||
8:50 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
8:44 | El Ellis misses three point jump shot | |||
8:42 | Chandler Lawson offensive rebound | |||
8:36 | +2 | Layden Blocker makes two point dunk (Khalif Battle assists) | 19-19 | |
8:27 | Blue Devils 30 second timeout | |||
8:27 | TV timeout | |||
8:17 | Mark Mitchell misses two point layup | |||
8:15 | Mark Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
8:12 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
8:10 | Layden Blocker defensive rebound | |||
7:54 | Layden Blocker turnover (lost ball) | |||
7:42 | Tyrese Proctor turnover (bad pass) (Layden Blocker steals) | |||
7:38 | +2 | Khalif Battle makes two point layup (Chandler Lawson assists) | 19-21 | |
7:20 | Chandler Lawson blocks Kyle Filipowski's two point jump shot | |||
7:18 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
7:10 | Tyrese Proctor shooting foul (Chandler Lawson draws the foul) | |||
7:10 | Chandler Lawson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:10 | +1 | Chandler Lawson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-22 | |
6:55 | Mark Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
6:53 | Jared McCain offensive rebound | |||
6:50 | Layden Blocker shooting foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul) | |||
6:50 | +1 | Jeremy Roach makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-22 | |
6:50 | +1 | Jeremy Roach makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-22 | |
6:18 | Kyle Filipowski blocks Chandler Lawson's two point layup | |||
6:16 | Chandler Lawson offensive rebound | |||
6:10 | Chandler Lawson misses two point layup | |||
6:08 | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | |||
6:04 | Layden Blocker shooting foul (Kyle Filipowski draws the foul) | |||
6:04 | Kyle Filipowski misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
6:04 | +1 | Kyle Filipowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-22 | |
5:41 | Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot | |||
5:39 | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | |||
5:33 | +2 | Jeremy Roach makes two point layup (Jared McCain assists) | 24-22 | |
5:24 | +2 | Trevon Brazile makes two point layup (Davonte Davis assists) | 24-24 | |
5:15 | +3 | TJ Power makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists) | 27-24 | |
4:55 | Trevon Brazile turnover (bad pass) | |||
4:32 | Jared McCain misses three point jump shot | |||
4:30 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
4:17 | +3 | Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists) | 27-27 | |
3:50 | Chandler Lawson blocks Caleb Foster's two point layup | |||
3:49 | Blue Devils offensive rebound | |||
3:49 | TV timeout | |||
3:41 | Caleb Foster misses two point jump shot | |||
3:39 | Blue Devils turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
3:30 | Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot | |||
3:28 | Blue Devils defensive rebound | |||
3:08 | Jeremiah Davenport blocks Caleb Foster's two point layup | |||
3:06 | Davonte Davis defensive rebound | |||
2:54 | Davonte Davis turnover (bad pass) | |||
2:43 | Jared McCain misses two point layup | |||
2:41 | Kyle Filipowski offensive rebound | |||
2:38 | +2 | Kyle Filipowski makes two point layup | 29-27 | |
2:10 | Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
1:51 | Jeremy Roach misses two point layup | |||
1:49 | Chandler Lawson defensive rebound | |||
1:42 | +3 | Jeremiah Davenport makes three point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists) | 29-30 | |
1:31 | Khalif Battle personal foul (Jared McCain draws the foul) | |||
1:31 | Jared McCain misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
1:31 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
1:09 | Davonte Davis turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Proctor steals) | |||
1:01 | +3 | TJ Power makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 32-30 | |
0:38 | Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot | |||
0:36 | Chandler Lawson offensive rebound | |||
0:24 | +3 | Jeremiah Davenport makes three point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists) | 32-33 | |
0:06 | Jared McCain misses two point jump shot | |||
0:04 | Chandler Lawson defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |