The No. 14 Arkansas Razorbacks cruised to a 92-39 win over UT-Tyler in exhibition action on Friday night.
Eric Musselman’s Hogs were able to shake off some rust offensively and showed off some stifling defense in front of a packed Bud Walton Arena crowd. Arkansas shot 31-68 (45.6%) from the floor on the night, including 11-34 (32.4%) from 3-point land. At the same time, they held UT-Tyler to just 13-53 (25.4%) shooting and forced 20 turnovers.
A pair of Hogs saw their first action of the season, as [autotag]Trevon Brazile[/autotag] and [autotag]Khalif Battle[/autotag] played 19 and 15 minutes respectively. Both Hogs had previously been held out for precautionary reason as they were rehabbing injuries. Brazile scored just 4 points and recorded 3 rebounds and a block on the night. Battle led the Razorbacks in scoring with 14 points (4-7 FG, 2-3 3PT) while adding a rebound and steal.
Transfer guards [autotag]Jeremiah Davenport[/autotag], [autotag]Tramon Mark[/autotag] and [autotag]El Ellis[/autotag] each looked impressive in their first action for the Hogs. Davenport picked up where he left off in the Red-White Showcase, scoring 13 points (4-8 FG, 3-7 3PT) and nabbing a rebound.
Mark played 17 minutes and recorded 10 points, 4 rebounds and an assist. Ellis was noticeably active on both ends of the floor, as he put up 9 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and a team-high 4 steals. Senior [autotag]Devo Davis[/autotag] also had a solid debut, scoring 9 points, grabbing a team-leading 7 rebounds, with 3 assists and 2 steals.
Arkansas will face their first big test of the year next Saturday when No. 3 Purdue comes to Fayetteville for a charity exhibition game.