‘Terrific win’: Arkansas gets distressed over No

Nov 30, 2023, 12:31 AM ET FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– Trevon Brazile had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Khalif Fight 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 commemorate.” It was awesome. Words can’t explain the sensation today. It’s a fantastic win,”coach Eric Musselman said after his 100th triumph at Arkansas.It was the very first win for Arkansas over a ranked ACC group because 1995, according to ESPN Statistics & Information research.(The Razorbacks won 75-68 vs. No. 4 North Carolina in the Final 4 in 1995.)Preseason All-American Kyle Filipowski was held to 3 points for the Blue Devils (5-2)

in the very first half. He played a crucial role in their late rally, however, ending up with 26 points and 10 rebounds. “We speak about fights all the time. When you go to the basket, you have actually got to choose conviction,”Duke coach Jon Scheyer stated.”I believed a couple of times we were going simply to get our shots off. Versus a team like them, you’re not going to be extremely effective simply attempting to get your shot off. ” Arkansas fans storm the court after awin against No. 7 Duke at Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday. Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Mark is with the Razorbacks however he remained since of a back injury after he was carted off the court and taken to a hospital following a tough fall throughout their previous game in the Bahamas. Musselman pointed to his reserves as one of the most significant factors Arkansas had the ability to conquer the lack 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 gifted, with a complete lineup, it’s pretty clear that we do have some depth.”Arkansas stayed in the game early with defense, ultimately limiting Duke to 36 %shooting. However it

was a scoring run midway through the second half that finally broke things open in a game that became part of the ACC/SEC Challenge.Neither group led by more than three in the very first 28 minutes of the game, that 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 on, Scheyer burned another timeout, his group trailing by 13 after Brazile’s obstructed shot was taken the other method and ended up 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 staying by going on a 10-2 run. It was down to three with 18 seconds to go

, however 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. Fight scored 15 in the second half.The Associated Press added to this report.