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Mark's career-high 35 points sends Arkansas to wild win over Texas A&M, 78-77

AP
Jan 17, 2024

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Tramon Mark scored a career-high 35 points and his game-winner with 1.1 seconds helped put Arkansas into the SEC win column in frenetic fashion as the Razorbacks beat Texas A&M 78-77 on Tuesday night.

Mark alone made 22 trips to the foul line and made 17 shots. Out of a timeout, Mark took the inbound and dribbled left before sinking his runner. The Aggies failed to get the ball in clean and it bounced harmlessly out of bounds to end it.

The Razorbacks (10-7, 1-3) needed Mark's effort to overcome a career high 41-point effort by Texas A&M's Wade Taylor IV, who made 13 baskets on the night with five of them mostly coming in acrobatic fashion from behind the 3-point arc. He buried a lunging 3 off a screen with 7.6 seconds left to give Texas A&M its only lead of the game at 77-76. Taylor attempted 32 shots (40.6%), a record number of attempts against Arkansas in Razorback history.

El Ellis added 15 points for the Razorbacks.

Andersson Garcia made all five his shot attempts and scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Texas A&M (10-7, 1-3).

The teams combined to make 44 of 125-shot attempts (35.2%). The Aggies had 74 attempts.

Arkansas posted a pair of 20-point leads in the first half.

The Razorbacks built a 17-3 lead within the first 8 minutes, and with 8:01 before halftime Jeremiah Davenport made a 3-pointer and extended the Razorbacks' lead to 30-10. But Taylor sank two foul shots, followed with a jump shot and Texas A&M began the slow climb back.

Ellis' layup with 6:07 before the break pushed Arkansas' lead to 34-14 before the Aggies rallied to outscore Arkansas 18-12 to trail 46-32 to set the stage for the second half rally.

Texas A&M faces LSU on the road Saturday. Arkansas hosts South Carolina on Saturday.

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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
32
ARK
Razorbacks
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Razorbacks gains possession)
19:28		Trevon Brazile turnover (offensive goaltending)
19:19		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
19:17		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
18:48		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
18:46		Razorbacks offensive rebound
18:46		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
18:35	+2	Chandler Lawson makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:24		Wildens Leveque misses two point dunk
18:22		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
18:17		Wildens Leveque blocks Trevon Brazile's two point layup
18:15		Razorbacks offensive rebound
17:56	+2	Davonte Davis makes two point jump shot	0-4
17:36		Hayden Hefner misses two point jump shot
17:34		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
17:23		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
17:21		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
17:09		Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
17:07		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
16:54		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
16:53		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
16:53		Solomon Washington personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
16:27		Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
16:27	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-5
16:27	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-6
16:09		Hayden Hefner misses two point layup
16:07		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
16:04		Solomon Washington personal foul
15:54		El Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
15:51		El Ellis shooting foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:51		Hayden Hefner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:51	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-6
15:35	+2	Davonte Davis makes two point layup (Chandler Lawson assists)	1-8
15:21		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
15:19		Razorbacks defensive rebound
14:55		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
14:53		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
14:44		Manny Obaseki turnover (lost ball)
14:33		Tramon Mark turnover (bad pass)
14:27	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	3-8
14:16	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point dunk (Chandler Lawson assists)	3-10
13:57		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
13:55		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
13:35	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot	3-12
13:18		Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
13:16		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
12:56	+3	Keyon Menifield makes three point jump shot (Chandler Lawson assists)	3-15
12:51		Aggies 30 second timeout
12:32		Eli Lawrence misses two point jump shot
12:30		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
12:14		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
12:14	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-16
12:14	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-17
11:50	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point jump shot	5-17
11:28		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
11:28		TV timeout
11:28	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-18
11:28	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-19
11:14		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
11:12		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
11:08		Andersson Garcia blocks Trevon Brazile's two point layup
11:07		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
11:07		Jump ball. Andersson Garcia (Aggies gains possession)
10:51		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
10:49		Jace Carter offensive rebound
10:45	+2	Jace Carter makes two point layup	7-19
10:26	+3	Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot (Keyon Menifield assists)	7-22
10:15		Trevon Brazile personal foul
10:06	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	9-22
9:45	+2	Jeremiah Davenport makes two point jump shot (Davonte Davis assists)	9-24
9:34		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
9:32		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
9:15		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
9:13		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
8:59		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
8:57		Razorbacks defensive rebound
8:35	+3	Jeremiah Davenport makes three point jump shot (Makhi Mitchell assists)	9-27
8:16		Keyon Menifield shooting foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
8:16		Eli Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:16	+1	Eli Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-27
8:01	+3	Jeremiah Davenport makes three point jump shot (Keyon Menifield assists)	10-30
7:58		TV timeout
7:58		Makhi Mitchell technical foul
7:58	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes technical free throw 1 of 2	11-30
7:58	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes technical free throw 2 of 2	12-30
7:44		Keyon Menifield blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup
7:42		Aggies offensive rebound
7:42		Keyon Menifield personal foul
7:32	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	14-30
7:00		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
6:58		Jace Carter defensive rebound
6:50		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
6:48		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
6:43		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
6:43	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-31
6:43	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-32
6:31		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
6:29		El Ellis defensive rebound
6:08	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	14-34
5:48		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
5:46		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
5:43	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Jace Carter assists)	16-34
5:26		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
5:24		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
5:16		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
5:14		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
5:07		Jeremiah Davenport misses two point layup
5:05		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
4:56		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
4:54		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
4:46		Tramon Mark blocks Hayden Hefner's two point jump shot
4:44		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
4:38		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
4:36		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
4:35	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup	18-34
4:35		Aggies 30 second timeout
4:25	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot (Chandler Lawson assists)	18-37
4:10		Chandler Lawson blocks Tyrece Radford's two point layup
4:08		Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
4:08		Chandler Lawson shooting foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
4:08	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-37
4:08	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-37
3:53		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
3:51		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
3:44		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
3:42		El Ellis defensive rebound
3:42		Tyrece Radford personal foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
3:42		TV timeout
3:42	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-38
3:42	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-39
3:30		Chandler Lawson shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
3:30		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:30	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-39
3:19		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
3:17		Jace Carter defensive rebound
3:06		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
3:04		Jace Carter offensive rebound
3:01		Jace Carter misses two point layup
2:59		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
2:58	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	23-39
2:39		Jeremiah Davenport turnover (lost ball) (Jace Carter steals)
2:33	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	25-39
2:32		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
2:08	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot	25-41
1:57		Jalen Graham blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup
1:55		Aggies offensive rebound
1:47		Jalen Graham shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
1:47	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-41
1:47	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-41
1:21		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
1:21		Tramon Mark misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:21	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-42
1:07	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	30-42
0:40	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot	30-44
0:19	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point layup	32-44
0:02		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
0:00		Razorbacks offensive rebound
0:00		Jace Carter personal foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
0:00	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-45
0:00	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-46
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXAM
Aggies
45
ARK
Razorbacks
32

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Tramon Mark turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
19:41	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	34-46
19:18		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
19:16		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
19:04		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
19:02		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
18:54		Wildens Leveque personal foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
18:31		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Chandler Lawson draws the foul)
18:31		Chandler Lawson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:31		Chandler Lawson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:31		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
18:17		Tramon Mark personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
18:13		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
18:11		El Ellis defensive rebound
18:02		El Ellis misses two point layup
18:00		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
17:54		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
17:52		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
17:49	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Solomon Washington assists)	37-46
17:24	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot	37-48
17:24		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
17:24	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-49
17:12	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	39-49
17:04		Keyon Menifield misses two point jump shot
17:02		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
16:55		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
16:53		Razorbacks defensive rebound
16:27		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
16:25		Aggies defensive rebound
16:24		Trevon Brazile personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
16:08		Manny Obaseki turnover (lost ball) (Keyon Menifield steals)
15:42		Jace Carter personal foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
15:42		TV timeout
15:37		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
15:37	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-50
15:37		Tramon Mark misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:37		Jace Carter defensive rebound
15:18		Davonte Davis personal foul
15:12		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
15:10		Keyon Menifield defensive rebound
15:04		Keyon Menifield misses two point layup
15:02		Jace Carter defensive rebound
14:59		Keyon Menifield personal foul
14:58		Keyon Menifield shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
14:58		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:58	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-50
14:29		Jace Carter shooting foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
14:29		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:29		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:29		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
14:17		Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
14:15		El Ellis defensive rebound
13:50		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
13:48		Razorbacks offensive rebound
13:48		Tramon Mark offensive foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
13:48		Tramon Mark turnover (offensive foul)
13:39	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	42-50
13:39		Chandler Lawson shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
13:39	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-50
13:19		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
13:17		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
13:09	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	46-50
13:06		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
13:06		TV timeout
12:50		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
12:48		Aggies defensive rebound
12:39		Tramon Mark blocks Wade Taylor IV's three point jump shot
12:37		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
12:37		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
12:37	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-51
12:37	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-52
12:26		Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
12:24		El Ellis defensive rebound
12:18		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
12:16		Aggies defensive rebound
12:02		Jeremiah Davenport shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
12:02	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-52
12:02	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-52
11:55		Solomon Washington personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:55	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-53
11:55	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-54
11:42		Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
11:40		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
11:35	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	50-54
11:19		Tyrece Radford shooting foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
11:19	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-55
11:19	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-56
11:06		Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
11:04		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
10:52		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
10:50		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
10:42		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
10:40		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
10:35		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
10:33		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
10:32		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
10:30		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
10:28		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
10:28	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-57
10:28	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-58
10:17		Davonte Davis shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
10:17	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-58
10:17	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-58
9:59		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
9:57		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
9:47	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	54-58
9:37		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
9:37	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-59
9:37	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-60
9:25	+3	Solomon Washington makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)	57-60
9:06	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	57-62
8:56		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
8:54		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
8:41	+3	Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	57-65
8:32		Aggies 30 second timeout
8:32		Davonte Davis personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
8:32		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:32	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-65
8:06		El Ellis turnover (bad pass) (Jace Carter steals)
7:53		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
7:51		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
7:48		Wildens Leveque misses two point layup
7:46		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
7:43		Chandler Lawson shooting foul (Wildens Leveque draws the foul)
7:43		TV timeout
7:43	+1	Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-65
7:43	+1	Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-65
7:25		Wildens Leveque personal foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
7:25	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-66
7:25	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-67
7:13		Trevon Brazile blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup
7:11		El Ellis defensive rebound
7:09		Jump ball. El Ellis vs. Andersson Garcia (Aggies gains possession)
7:09		El Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Andersson Garcia steals)
6:58		Tramon Mark blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point jump shot
6:56		Aggies offensive rebound
6:52		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
6:50		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
6:24		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
6:22		Davonte Davis offensive rebound
6:03	+3	Davonte Davis makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	60-70
5:45		Chandler Lawson shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
5:45		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:45		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:45		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
5:18		El Ellis misses two point layup
5:16		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
5:07		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
5:05		Jeremiah Davenport defensive rebound
4:41		Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot
4:41		Aggies defensive rebound
4:41		Davonte Davis flagrant 2
4:41		Andersson Garcia misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
4:41		Andersson Garcia misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
4:30	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Tyrece Radford assists)	62-70
4:12		Andersson Garcia blocks El Ellis's two point layup
4:10		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
4:10		Jalen Graham personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
4:10		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:10	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-70
4:02		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
4:02		TV timeout
3:43	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot	63-72
3:43		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
3:43	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-73
3:34	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup	65-73
3:09		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
3:07		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
2:55		Keyon Menifield blocks Tyrece Radford's two point layup
2:53		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
2:25		Jeremiah Davenport misses two point jump shot
2:23		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
2:19		Jeremiah Davenport blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup
2:17		Aggies offensive rebound
2:15		Tramon Mark personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-73
2:15	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-73
1:49		Keyon Menifield misses three point jump shot
1:47		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
1:39	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	70-73
1:25		Tyrece Radford personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
1:25	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-74
1:25		Tramon Mark misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:25		Aggies defensive rebound
1:24		Jeremiah Davenport personal foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
1:24	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-74
1:24	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-74
1:01		El Ellis misses two point layup
0:59		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
0:50	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	74-74
0:27		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
0:27		Tramon Mark misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:27	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-75
0:21		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
0:18		Razorbacks defensive rebound
0:18		Razorbacks 60 second timeout
0:14		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-76
0:14		Tramon Mark misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:14		Jace Carter defensive rebound
0:07	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	77-76
0:07		Aggies 60 second timeout
0:01	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot	77-78
0:00		End of period

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Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot