Khalif Battle scored 21 points in his debut for No. 14 Arkansas and the Razorbacks cruised to a 93-59 win over Alcorn State on Monday in Fayetteville, Ark.
Battle, a transfer from Temple, contributed a combination of flashy dunks and sticky defense while knocking down 8 of 9 free throws in pairing with another newcomer in a sparkling showing.
Houston transfer Tramon Mark made four 3-pointers and finished with 16 points -- all in the first 25 minutes of the game -- and sophomore big man Trevon Brazile added 13 points and six rebounds. He set the tone early with a powerful one-handed flush in the lane over two defenders that staked Arkansas to a 17-10 lead.
The Razorbacks (1-0) had 20 assists on 28 field goals in the game.
Arkansas went up by 30, 84-54, with four minutes to play as the Razorbacks' 11th player of the game got in the scoring column.
Senior guard Jeremiah Gambrell led the Braves (0-1) with 17 points and point guard Byron Joshua had 12 points on 3-of-11 shooting. He had four turnovers and two assists in a one-on-one matchup with Arkansas' lockdown defender Davonte Davis.
Arkansas finished the game shooting 51.9 percent from the field (28-for-54) and 40 percent from the arc (12 of 30).
--Field Level Media
Alcorn St. | Arkansas | |
Jeremiah Gambrell 17 | Scoring | Khalif Battle 21 |
Jalen Hawkins 2 | Assists | Davonte Davis 5 |
Michael Pajeaud 7 | Rebounds | Jalen Graham 8 |
Byron Joshua 5 | Free Throws Made | Khalif Battle 8 |
Rodrique Massenat 3 | Steals | Baye Fall 2 |
Trevon Stoutermire 2 | Blocks | Baye Fall 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Alcorn St. | 59 | 39.2 | 3-9 | 16-26 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
Arkansas | 93 | 51.9 | 12-30 | 25-37 | 20 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 15 |