No. 25 Auburn uses balanced offense to beat Arkansas 83-51
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Chad Baker-Mazara scored 16 points to lead four Auburn players in double figures and the No. 25 Tigers rolled to an 83-51 win over Arkansas on Saturday in the SEC opener for both teams.
Baker-Mazara, Jaylin Williams and Johni Broome scored every point in Auburn’s 13-2 run to start the second half. Arkansas needed 6:30 to make its first field goal after the break, but by that point trailed by 18, thanks to the Tigers’ three double-figure scorers.
Broome, a preseason All-SEC forward, scored all of his 14 points in the second half. Williams and Tre Donaldson added another 11 apiece for the Tigers (12-2, 1-0 Southeastern Conference).
Arkansas' loss is the worst in the history of Bud Walton Arena, a building opened in 1993. Auburn coach Bruce Pearl grinned when told after the game.
“That history does matter,” Pearl said. “Really interesting about the Arkansas fans, they’re loyal to the Hogs. They also know their basketball. I think in some ways they saw some good basketball, the way we were playing.”
Arkansas (9-5, 0-1) stagnated offensively. Keyon Menifield led the team with 14 points, but went of 5 of 15 from the floor to do so, including just a 1-of-6 mark from inside the 3-point line.
The Tigers dominated everything within. Auburn outrebounded Arkansas by 14, scored nine more second chance points and outscored the Razorbacks, 48-18, in the paint. Arkansas, which entered eighth in Division in bench points-per-game, was even outscored their by Auburn, which entered seventh, 46-9.
Trevon Brazile and Tramon Mark joined Menifield in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively. No one else on the Razorbacks roster made more than two field goals.
The 32-point loss is Arkansas' worst in coach Eric Musselman's five-year tenure.
“Doing it in a place like this,” Pearl said, “or if you could do it at Rupp, or do it at Tennesse, it does mean more because those are some of th etoughest places in the SEC to play.”
BIG PICTURE
Arkansas entered as NCAA Tournament bubble type of team. A blowout loss to start SEC play significantly lengthens the Razorbacks’ path to qualification.
Auburn hasn’t lost in more than a month and its two defeats have come by a combined 12 points.
UP NEXT
Arkansas travels to Georgia on Wednesday.
Auburn hosts Texas A&M on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Johni Broome vs. Trevon Brazile (Johni Broome gains possession) | |||
19:42 | Chris Moore turnover (traveling) | |||
19:12 | Keyon Menifield misses three point jump shot | |||
19:10 | Johni Broome defensive rebound | |||
18:52 | +2 | Jaylin Williams makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
18:33 | Keyon Menifield misses two point jump shot | |||
18:31 | Johni Broome defensive rebound | |||
18:15 | Aden Holloway misses two point jump shot | |||
18:13 | Jalen Graham defensive rebound | |||
18:05 | Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot | |||
18:03 | Aden Holloway defensive rebound | |||
18:00 | Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
17:58 | Chris Moore offensive rebound | |||
17:50 | Chris Moore turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Graham steals) | |||
17:40 | Chandler Lawson misses three point jump shot | |||
17:38 | Johni Broome defensive rebound | |||
17:21 | Chandler Lawson personal foul | |||
17:21 | Johni Broome personal foul | |||
17:15 | Johni Broome misses two point layup | |||
17:13 | Jalen Graham defensive rebound | |||
17:06 | Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot | |||
17:04 | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | |||
17:01 | Jalen Graham shooting foul (Denver Jones draws the foul) | |||
17:01 | Denver Jones misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | |||
17:01 | +1 | Denver Jones makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 3-0 | |
16:57 | Jaylin Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
16:55 | Tigers offensive rebound | |||
16:48 | Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot | |||
16:46 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
16:39 | +3 | Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Tramon Mark assists) | 3-3 | |
16:23 | Johni Broome misses three point jump shot | |||
16:21 | Aden Holloway offensive rebound | |||
16:15 | Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot | |||
16:13 | Chad Baker-Mazara offensive rebound | |||
16:09 | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point jump shot | 5-3 | |
15:45 | +3 | Keyon Menifield makes three point jump shot | 5-6 | |
15:28 | Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot | |||
15:26 | Keyon Menifield defensive rebound | |||
15:20 | +2 | Trevon Brazile makes two point dunk (Keyon Menifield assists) | 5-8 | |
14:55 | Johni Broome misses two point jump shot | |||
14:53 | Tramon Mark defensive rebound | |||
14:44 | +3 | Keyon Menifield makes three point jump shot | 5-11 | |
14:41 | Tigers 30 second timeout | |||
14:41 | TV timeout | |||
14:30 | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point dunk | 7-11 | |
14:03 | Khalif Battle turnover (lost ball) (K.D. Johnson steals) | |||
13:45 | K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
13:43 | Keyon Menifield defensive rebound | |||
13:37 | Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot | |||
13:35 | Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound | |||
13:26 | Chaney Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
13:24 | Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound | |||
13:20 | Tre Donaldson misses two point jump shot | |||
13:18 | Razorbacks defensive rebound | |||
13:03 | Keyon Menifield misses two point jump shot | |||
13:01 | Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | |||
12:54 | +3 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes three point jump shot (Tre Donaldson assists) | 10-11 | |
12:52 | Chad Baker-Mazara technical foul | |||
12:52 | Khalif Battle misses technical free throw 1 of 2 | |||
12:52 | +1 | Khalif Battle makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 10-12 | |
12:34 | Chandler Lawson turnover (lost ball) | |||
12:18 | Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point jump shot | |||
12:16 | Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
12:11 | Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot | |||
12:09 | Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound | |||
11:54 | +2 | Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk (Tre Donaldson assists) | 12-12 | |
11:31 | K.D. Johnson personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul) | |||
11:31 | TV timeout | |||
11:14 | +2 | Makhi Mitchell makes two point layup (Davonte Davis assists) | 12-14 | |
10:55 | Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
10:53 | Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound | |||
10:38 | +2 | Jaylin Williams makes two point layup | 14-14 | |
10:22 | Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
10:20 | Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | |||
10:11 | +2 | Tre Donaldson makes two point layup | 16-14 | |
9:53 | +2 | Khalif Battle makes two point jump shot (Makhi Mitchell assists) | 16-16 | |
9:31 | +2 | Tre Donaldson makes two point jump shot | 18-16 | |
9:31 | Dylan Cardwell personal foul (Razorbacks draws the foul) | |||
9:20 | Denver Jones blocks Davonte Davis's two point jump shot | |||
9:17 | Aden Holloway defensive rebound | |||
9:11 | Denver Jones misses two point layup | |||
9:09 | Khalif Battle defensive rebound | |||
9:03 | Tramon Mark turnover (bad pass) | |||
8:57 | +2 | Aden Holloway makes two point layup | 20-16 | |
8:30 | Makhi Mitchell misses two point jump shot | |||
8:28 | Razorbacks offensive rebound | |||
8:25 | Chaney Johnson personal foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul) | |||
8:24 | Keyon Menifield turnover (bad pass) (Johni Broome steals) | |||
8:18 | K.D. Johnson misses two point layup | |||
8:16 | Keyon Menifield defensive rebound | |||
8:10 | +2 | Keyon Menifield makes two point layup | 20-18 | |
8:10 | Lior Berman shooting foul (Keyon Menifield draws the foul) | |||
8:10 | Keyon Menifield misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
8:10 | Lior Berman defensive rebound | |||
7:56 | Tramon Mark personal foul (Tigers draws the foul) | |||
7:56 | TV timeout | |||
7:49 | Johni Broome turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Graham steals) | |||
7:39 | Trevon Brazile turnover (bad pass) (Chris Moore steals) | |||
7:33 | +2 | Jaylin Williams makes two point layup (Johni Broome assists) | 22-18 | |
7:13 | Johni Broome blocks Keyon Menifield's three point jump shot | |||
7:12 | Tramon Mark offensive rebound | |||
7:10 | +2 | Tramon Mark makes two point layup | 22-20 | |
6:50 | Jaylin Williams misses two point layup | |||
6:48 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
6:38 | Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot | |||
6:36 | K.D. Johnson defensive rebound | |||
6:29 | K.D. Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Keyon Menifield steals) | |||
6:22 | +2 | Trevon Brazile makes two point dunk (Keyon Menifield assists) | 22-22 | |
6:02 | Johni Broome misses two point layup | |||
6:00 | Khalif Battle defensive rebound | |||
5:55 | Aden Holloway shooting foul (Keyon Menifield draws the foul) | |||
5:55 | Keyon Menifield misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:55 | Keyon Menifield misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
5:55 | Aden Holloway defensive rebound | |||
5:43 | Davonte Davis shooting foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul) | |||
5:43 | +1 | K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-22 | |
5:43 | +1 | K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-22 | |
5:30 | +3 | Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot (Keyon Menifield assists) | 24-25 | |
5:15 | +2 | K.D. Johnson makes two point layup (Johni Broome assists) | 26-25 | |
4:56 | +2 | Jalen Graham makes two point layup | 26-27 | |
4:44 | K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
4:42 | Tigers offensive rebound | |||
4:27 | Jaylin Williams turnover (lost ball) | |||
4:10 | Keyon Menifield misses three point jump shot | |||
4:08 | Jalen Graham offensive rebound | |||
3:57 | Keyon Menifield misses two point layup | |||
3:55 | Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound | |||
3:52 | Trevon Brazile shooting foul (Chad Baker-Mazara draws the foul) | |||
3:52 | TV timeout | |||
3:52 | +1 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-27 | |
3:52 | +1 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-27 | |
3:30 | Jalen Graham misses two point jump shot | |||
3:28 | Chaney Johnson defensive rebound | |||
3:04 | +2 | Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk (Chad Baker-Mazara assists) | 30-27 | |
2:48 | +2 | Tramon Mark makes two point layup | 30-29 | |
2:24 | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point layup | 32-29 | |
2:12 | Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot | |||
2:10 | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | |||
2:03 | Denver Jones misses two point layup | |||
2:01 | Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
1:47 | Makhi Mitchell misses two point layup | |||
1:45 | Tre Donaldson defensive rebound | |||
1:35 | +3 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes three point jump shot (Tre Donaldson assists) | 35-29 | |
1:20 | Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot | |||
1:18 | Tre Donaldson defensive rebound | |||
0:54 | +2 | Tre Donaldson makes two point layup | 37-29 | |
0:54 | Tre Donaldson technical foul | |||
0:54 | +1 | Tramon Mark makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 37-30 | |
0:54 | Tramon Mark misses technical free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:34 | Davonte Davis turnover (traveling) | |||
0:12 | Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point jump shot | |||
0:10 | Tramon Mark defensive rebound | |||
0:06 | Keyon Menifield turnover (bad pass) | |||
0:03 | K.D. Johnson misses two point layup | |||
0:01 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |