National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arkansas 93, Alcorn St. 59
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 6, 2023
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials: # Robert Felder, # Wil Howard, # Olandis Poole
Attendance: 19200

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

Top Game Performances
 
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 Stats Summary
 
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