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Ellis has big 2nd half as No. 14 Arkansas holds off Old Dominion 86-77

AP
Nov 13, 2023

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) El Ellis scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half, and No. 14 Arkansas Razorbacks held off Old Dominion Monarchs 86-77 on Monday night.

With the Razorbacks (3-0) leading by five points midway through the second half, Ellis scored on a breakaway layup and followed with another after a crossover that left his defender flat-footed. That burst ended the first of several modest rallies by the Monarchs (1-2).

Old Dominion outrebounded the Razorbacks by four and outscored them on the fast break by 14, numbers that displeased Arkansas coach Eric Musselman.

“Taking care of the ball A-plus,” Musselman said. “Defensive rebounding, double-F. Transition defense, triple-F. Guarding the 3, there’s no grade it was so bad. Some good and some very poor.”

Devo Davis, Arkansas' point guard who has yet to have a turnover this season, scored a season-high 16 points. Makhi Mitchell had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Khalif Battle scored 13 points and Trevon Brazile scored 11 for the Razorbacks.

Chaunce Jenkins scored 21 points for Old Dominion, which went 11 of 24 on 3-pointers and got within three points in the second half. A late 8-0 run by Arkansas gave the Razorbacks enough cushion to get through the closing minutes.

Devin Ceaser added 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting for the Monarchs, and R.J. Blakney scored 14 points, going 3 of 4 on 3s.

BEST YET

Mitchell is in his second season with the team after transferring from Rhode Island. His 15 points were the most he has scored for the Razorbacks, and Musselman said it was his best game since he arrived in Fayetteville.

“Hopefully he can keep doing that,” Musselman said. “I thought from a maturity standpoint and doing what we needed and doing it with really positive passion, he was really good tonight.”

TB vs UNCG

Brazile played in only nine games last year after blowing out his knee against UNC-Greensboro. Arkansas' next game is against the Spartans.

“UNCG, they're good,” Musselman said. “I hope he (Brazile) just comes out and plays. That’s always hard for a player knowing there was an injury against a certain team.”

BIG PICTURE

Arkansas wasn’t as sharp as it had been in its first two games and one of last year’s biggest issues - defending the 3-pointer - was once again a problem for Musselman's squad.

UP NEXT

Old Dominion doesn't play again until Nov. 22, when it hosts Princeton.

Arkansas hosts UNC-Greensboro on Friday.

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1st Half
ODU
Monarchs
31
ARK
Razorbacks
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Tramon Mark gains possession)
19:44		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
19:42		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
19:24		Trevon Brazile blocks Jason Wade's three point jump shot
19:22		Jason Wade offensive rebound
19:13		Trevon Brazile blocks Chaunce Jenkins's two point layup
19:11		Tyrone Williams offensive rebound
19:04	+2	Dani Pounds makes two point dunk	2-0
18:52		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
18:50		Tyrone Williams defensive rebound
18:36		Chaunce Jenkins misses two point jump shot
18:34		Monarchs offensive rebound
18:32		Dani Pounds misses two point jump shot
18:20		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
18:03		Trevon Brazile turnover (Jason Wade steals)
17:45		Tramon Mark shooting foul (Tyrone Williams draws the foul)
17:45	+1	Tyrone Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-0
17:45		Tyrone Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:45		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
17:22	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	3-2
17:02		Chaunce Jenkins turnover
16:51		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
16:49		Tyrone Williams defensive rebound
16:44		Chaunce Jenkins turnover
16:32	+3	Davonte Davis makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	3-5
16:08		Chaunce Jenkins misses two point jump shot
16:06		Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound
16:01	+2	Leeroy Odiahi makes two point dunk	5-5
15:29	+2	Chandler Lawson makes two point layup (El Ellis assists)	5-7
15:14		Tramon Mark personal foul
15:14		TV timeout
15:14		Khalif Battle personal foul
15:08		Tyrone Williams turnover
14:44		Jason Wade personal foul
14:34		Makhi Mitchell misses two point layup
14:32		Chaunce Jenkins defensive rebound
14:27		Bryce Baker turnover
14:16	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point layup (Khalif Battle assists)	5-9
14:02		Jason Wade misses two point layup
14:00		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
13:52	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	5-12
13:35		Khalif Battle personal foul
13:33		Makhi Mitchell personal foul
13:31		Bryce Baker misses three point jump shot
13:29		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
13:28		R.J. Blakney personal foul
13:18		Trevon Brazile turnover (lost ball)
13:12	+2	Vasean Allette makes two point layup	7-12
12:55		Jeremiah Davenport misses two point layup
12:53		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
12:39		Chaunce Jenkins turnover (Davonte Davis steals)
12:38		Vasean Allette personal foul (Davonte Davis draws the foul)
12:22		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
12:20		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
12:16	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point layup	7-14
12:16		Dani Pounds shooting foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
12:16	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-15
12:09		R.J. Blakney misses three point jump shot
12:06		Jeremiah Davenport defensive rebound
11:55		Layden Blocker misses two point jump shot
11:53		R.J. Blakney defensive rebound
11:43		Tyrone Williams misses two point layup
11:41		Tyrone Williams offensive rebound
11:33	+2	Tyrone Williams makes two point layup	9-15
11:15		Jalen Graham misses two point jump shot
11:13		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
10:56		Chaunce Jenkins misses three point jump shot
10:54		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
10:28		Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot
10:26		Monarchs defensive rebound
10:26		Jalen Graham personal foul
10:27		TV timeout
10:17	+2	Vasean Allette makes two point layup	11-15
9:51	+2	Jalen Graham makes two point jump shot	11-17
9:29		Vasean Allette misses two point jump shot
9:27		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
9:11	+2	Davonte Davis makes two point jump shot	11-19
9:11		Vasean Allette shooting foul
9:11		Davonte Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:11		Monarchs defensive rebound
8:42		Imo Essien misses three point jump shot
8:40		Razorbacks defensive rebound
8:18		Jalen Graham misses two point jump shot
8:16		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
8:14	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point layup	11-21
8:14		Monarchs 30 second timeout
8:14		TV timeout
7:57		Chaunce Jenkins misses two point jump shot
7:55		Jason Wade offensive rebound
7:48		Imo Essien misses two point jump shot
7:46		Dani Pounds offensive rebound
7:39		Dani Pounds turnover (bad pass) (Trevon Brazile steals)
7:28	+3	Jeremiah Davenport makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	11-24
6:59		Chaunce Jenkins misses three point jump shot
6:57		El Ellis defensive rebound
6:53		Imo Essien personal foul
6:45		Dani Pounds shooting foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
6:45		Makhi Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:45	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-25
6:30	+2	Devin Ceaser makes two point layup	13-25
6:08		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
6:06		Tyrone Williams defensive rebound
6:01	+2	Chaunce Jenkins makes two point layup (Tyrone Williams assists)	15-25
6:01		Trevon Brazile shooting foul (Chaunce Jenkins draws the foul)
6:01	+1	Chaunce Jenkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-25
5:50		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
5:48		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
5:44		Trevon Brazile misses two point jump shot
5:42		R.J. Blakney defensive rebound
5:36		Trevon Brazile blocks Devin Ceaser's three point jump shot
5:34		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
5:29	+2	Davonte Davis makes two point layup	16-27
5:05	+3	Devin Ceaser makes three point jump shot	19-27
4:45		Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Davonte Davis draws the foul)
4:45	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-28
4:45	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-29
4:15		Monarchs turnover (shot clock violation)
4:01		Jeremiah Davenport misses two point dunk
3:59		Devin Ceaser defensive rebound
3:53	+3	Chaunce Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Bryce Baker assists)	22-29
3:27	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	22-31
3:20	+2	Devin Ceaser makes two point jump shot (Chaunce Jenkins assists)	24-31
2:59		Khalif Battle misses two point jump shot
2:57		Chaunce Jenkins defensive rebound
2:49		Trevon Brazile blocks Chaunce Jenkins's two point layup
2:47		Dani Pounds offensive rebound
2:44		Dani Pounds misses two point jump shot
2:44		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
2:44		Chaunce Jenkins personal foul
2:44		TV timeout
2:44	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-32
2:44		Davonte Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:44		Davonte Davis offensive rebound
2:39	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point layup (El Ellis assists)	24-34
2:18		Vasean Allette misses two point jump shot
2:16		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
2:10		Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
2:10		Khalif Battle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:10	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-35
1:44		Devin Ceaser misses two point jump shot
1:42		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
1:29		Khalif Battle turnover (Vasean Allette steals)
1:25	+2	Devin Ceaser makes two point layup (Vasean Allette assists)	26-35
1:01		Devin Ceaser personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
1:01		Makhi Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:01	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-36
0:40		Vasean Allette misses three point jump shot
0:38		Chaunce Jenkins offensive rebound
0:32	+2	R.J. Blakney makes two point dunk (Bryce Baker assists)	28-36
0:09		El Ellis misses two point layup
0:07		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
0:07		Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-37
0:07		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:07		Chaunce Jenkins defensive rebound
0:01	+3	R.J. Blakney makes three point jump shot (Chaunce Jenkins assists)	31-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ODU
Monarchs
46
ARK
Razorbacks
49

Time		Play	Score
19:56		Vasean Allette turnover (bad pass)
19:27	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	31-40
19:04		Tyrone Williams misses two point jump shot
19:02		Monarchs offensive rebound
19:02		Chandler Lawson personal foul
19:00	+2	Dani Pounds makes two point dunk (Vasean Allette assists)	33-40
18:51		Jason Wade personal foul
18:43		Chandler Lawson turnover (Vasean Allette steals)
18:33		Chandler Lawson blocks Tyrone Williams's two point jump shot
18:31		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
18:23		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
18:21		Monarchs defensive rebound
18:10	+3	Chaunce Jenkins makes three point jump shot	36-40
17:48	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	36-42
17:29		Vasean Allette misses two point jump shot
17:27		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
17:22	+2	Davonte Davis makes two point layup	36-44
17:01	+2	Chaunce Jenkins makes two point jump shot	38-44
16:40		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
16:38		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
16:31		Tyrone Williams misses two point layup
16:29		Dani Pounds offensive rebound
16:21	+3	Tyrone Williams makes three point jump shot (Vasean Allette assists)	41-44
16:02		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
16:00		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
15:55	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot (Makhi Mitchell assists)	41-47
15:47	+2	Tyrone Williams makes two point layup (Vasean Allette assists)	43-47
15:24		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
15:22		Dani Pounds defensive rebound
15:13		Vasean Allette turnover (El Ellis steals)
15:03		Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot
15:01		Davonte Davis offensive rebound
15:01	+2	Davonte Davis makes two point layup	43-49
15:01		Jason Wade shooting foul (Davonte Davis draws the foul)
15:01		TV timeout
15:01		Davonte Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:01		Bryce Baker defensive rebound
14:46		Tramon Mark personal foul
14:40		Vasean Allette misses two point layup
14:38		Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound
14:33	+3	Bryce Baker makes three point jump shot (R.J. Blakney assists)	46-49
14:14	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot	46-52
13:51		Vasean Allette misses three point jump shot
13:49		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
13:44	+2	Davonte Davis makes two point layup (Tramon Mark assists)	46-54
13:23		Bryce Baker misses two point jump shot
13:21		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
13:13		R.J. Blakney shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
13:13	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-55
13:13	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-56
13:00	+3	Bryce Baker makes three point jump shot (Chaunce Jenkins assists)	49-56
12:43	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	49-58
12:16	+3	R.J. Blakney makes three point jump shot (Devin Ceaser assists)	52-58
12:13		Monarchs 30 second timeout
12:13		TV timeout
12:04	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	52-60
11:36	+3	Chaunce Jenkins makes three point jump shot	55-60
11:17	+3	Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	55-63
10:59		Devin Ceaser misses two point jump shot
10:57		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
10:44	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	55-65
10:26	+2	Devin Ceaser makes two point jump shot	57-65
10:06		El Ellis misses two point layup
10:04		Chaunce Jenkins defensive rebound
9:58	+2	Chaunce Jenkins makes two point layup	59-65
9:58		Trevon Brazile shooting foul (Chaunce Jenkins draws the foul)
9:58		TV timeout
9:58	+1	Chaunce Jenkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-65
9:51		Dani Pounds shooting foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
9:51		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:51	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-66
9:37		Vasean Allette misses two point jump shot
9:35		El Ellis defensive rebound
9:29	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point dunk (Davonte Davis assists)	60-68
9:19		Monarchs 30 second timeout
9:11		Chaunce Jenkins misses two point jump shot
9:09		Razorbacks defensive rebound
8:56		Trevon Brazile misses two point jump shot
8:54		Dani Pounds defensive rebound
8:48	+2	R.J. Blakney makes two point dunk (Vasean Allette assists)	62-68
8:48		Trevon Brazile personal foul (R.J. Blakney draws the foul)
8:48	+1	R.J. Blakney makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-68
8:29		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
8:27		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
8:20		Vasean Allette misses two point layup
8:18		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
8:18		Dani Pounds personal foul
7:58	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup (Trevon Brazile assists)	63-70
7:41		Tyrone Williams misses three point jump shot
7:39		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
7:31	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	63-72
7:01		Tramon Mark personal foul
7:01		TV timeout
6:41	+2	Chaunce Jenkins makes two point layup	65-72
6:23	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Davonte Davis assists)	65-75
5:55		Leeroy Odiahi turnover (lost ball)
5:36	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point layup (Trevon Brazile assists)	65-77
5:15		Vasean Allette misses three point jump shot
5:13		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
5:05		Chaunce Jenkins shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
5:05	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-78
5:05	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-79
4:48	+3	R.J. Blakney makes three point jump shot	68-79
4:27		R.J. Blakney blocks Khalif Battle's two point layup
4:25		R.J. Blakney defensive rebound
4:17	+2	Chaunce Jenkins makes two point layup	70-79
3:53		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
3:51		Devin Ceaser defensive rebound
3:42	+3	Devin Ceaser makes three point jump shot (Bryce Baker assists)	73-79
3:22		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
3:19		Razorbacks offensive rebound
3:19		TV timeout
3:15	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point layup (El Ellis assists)	73-81
2:57		Chaunce Jenkins misses two point jump shot
2:55		Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound
2:53		Bryce Baker misses three point jump shot
2:51		El Ellis defensive rebound
2:48		Devin Ceaser personal foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
2:48	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-82
2:48		El Ellis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:48		Dani Pounds defensive rebound
2:33	+2	Devin Ceaser makes two point jump shot	75-82
2:03		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
2:00		Devin Ceaser defensive rebound
1:46		Dani Pounds misses two point jump shot
1:44		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
1:22		Dani Pounds personal foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
1:22	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-83
1:22		El Ellis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:22		Chaunce Jenkins defensive rebound
1:08	+2	Devin Ceaser makes two point layup	77-83
0:43		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
0:41		Chaunce Jenkins defensive rebound
0:31		Devin Ceaser misses two point jump shot
0:30		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
0:30		Leeroy Odiahi personal foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-84
0:30		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:30		R.J. Blakney defensive rebound
0:23		Chaunce Jenkins misses three point jump shot
0:21		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
0:20		Bryce Baker personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-85
0:20	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-86
0:13		Makhi Mitchell blocks Chaunce Jenkins's two point layup
0:11		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tramon Mark defensive rebound