Khalif Battle scored 29 points and Arkansas coasted to a 94-83 victory over LSU on Wednesday night in Fayetteville, Ark.
Battle fell short of a fourth consecutive game with 30-plus points, but it didn't matter, as Arkansas shot 60.8 percent from the floor.
Makhi Mitchell added 19 points and El Ellis scored 16 for the Razorbacks (15-15, 6-11 Southeastern Conference).
Jordan Wright scored 24 points, Tyrell Ward had 19 and Trae Hannibal added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers (16-14, 8-9), who had won four of their past five games. Derek Fountain supplied 10 points.
The Razorbacks scored the first four points of the second half, and Chandler Lawson soon added a three-point play that increased Arkansas' lead to 49-37 with 18:38 left.
Ward scored five points and Wright added four free throws to help the Tigers get within 53-49. They got within four points two more times before Mitchell made two free throws and a layup and Battle made a 3-pointer for a 67-56 lead with 10:09 remaining.
LSU scored the next six points and got within five twice before Mitchell made back-to-back baskets to help Arkansas build the lead to 80-66 with 4:08 to go.
Arkansas scored the first four points of the game, but Hannibal later converted a three-point play to give LSU its only lead of the contest, 7-6.
Ellis made a jumper, Battle made two free throws and Davonte Davis made three foul shots to give the Razorbacks a 13-7 lead with 14:45 left in the first half.
The Tigers made it a two-point game with 14 minutes on the clock, but Mitchell rattled off four quick points and Ellis added a 3-pointer to help increase the lead to 22-13.
Wright's 3-pointer got LSU within six points with 8:33 to play, but two free throws by Battle and a dunk by Mitchell gave Arkansas a 29-19 lead.
Back-to-back layups by Jalen Reed helped the Tigers close within four points ahead of a 7-0 run from Arkansas. The Razorbacks ended up taking a 42-35 lead into the break.
--Field Level Media
Louisiana State | Arkansas | |
Jordan Wright 24 | Scoring | Khalif Battle 29 |
Jordan Wright 4 | Assists | Tramon Mark 5 |
Trae Hannibal 10 | Rebounds | Tramon Mark 8 |
Jordan Wright 10 | Free Throws Made | Khalif Battle 13 |
Hunter Dean 2 | Steals | El Ellis 3 |
N/A | Blocks | Khalif Battle 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Louisiana State | 83 | 44.8 | 5-18 | 18-26 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
Arkansas | 94 | 60.8 | 5-16 | 27-33 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 15 |