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Baker's 25 points power LSU to a 95-74 romp past Arkansas

AP
Feb 03, 2024

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Will Baker scored 25 points and LSU recovered from a home court loss to No. 24 Alabama by cruising to a 95-74 win over Arkansas on Saturday afternoon.

A week after Alabama became the first LSU opponent to score more than 100 points, the Tigers (12-9, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) went on a 10-0 run early and took a double-digit lead less than eight minutes in on a 3 by Baker for a 20-7 lead and the Razorbacks never got within single digits the rest of the way. The Tigers' lead reached 28 points, 95-67 before Arkansas scored the game's final seven points to set the final margin.

The Tigers were 29 of 53 from the field (54.7%), including 12 of 23 from beyond the arc. Baker and freshman Mike Willams III each knocked down four 3-pointers and Jalen Cook added three more.

Baker had his highest scoring game since his 29 points against Mississippi Valley State in the season opener, hitting 9 of 11 shots from the floor, including 4 of 5 from outside the arc. Cook scored 20 points for the third time since returning to the lineup in mid-December and scored in double figures for his fifth straight game. Jordan Wright finished with 13 points, six rebounds and six assists and Williams added 13 points.

Tramon Mark led the Razorbacks (11-11, 2-7) with 20 points and six rebounds. Jalen Graham finished with 18 points and Makhi Mitchell added 10 points, three rebounds and four assists. Arkansas shot 24 of 55 from the field and was 3 of 13 from distance.

The Tigers beat Arkansas for the second straight game at Baton Rouge, but the Razorbacks had won four of the last five games in the series coming in.

LSU plays at No. 5 Tennessee Wednesday before facing No. 24 Alabama for the second time in its last four games. Arkansas lost for the seventh time in its last nine games and has six days off before playing host to Georgia Saturday.

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1st Half
ARK
Razorbacks
30
LSU
Tigers
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Razorbacks gains possession)
19:56		Jalen Reed blocks Khalif Battle's two point layup
19:54		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
19:44		Mike Williams III turnover (bad pass) (Khalif Battle steals)
19:36	+2	Jalen Graham makes two point layup	2-0
19:15		Tramon Mark personal foul
18:56		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
18:54		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
18:38		Jalen Reed blocks Jalen Graham's two point layup
18:36		Razorbacks offensive rebound
18:30		Jalen Reed personal foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
18:19		Jalen Graham misses two point jump shot
18:17		Tigers defensive rebound
17:57	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	2-2
17:25		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
17:23		Razorbacks turnover (shot clock violation)
17:08	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	2-4
16:46		Mike Williams III personal foul (Jalen Graham draws the foul)
16:32		Jalen Graham turnover (lost ball)
16:11	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	2-7
15:50		Layden Blocker turnover (bad pass)
15:50		TV timeout
15:25	+3	Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	2-10
15:05	+2	Keyon Menifield makes two point layup (Makhi Mitchell assists)	4-10
15:05		Trae Hannibal shooting foul (Keyon Menifield draws the foul)
15:05	+1	Keyon Menifield makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-10
14:43	+3	Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	5-13
14:23		Derek Fountain personal foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
14:07	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point jump shot	7-13
13:44	+2	Will Baker makes two point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	7-15
13:22		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
13:20		Will Baker defensive rebound
13:03		Keyon Menifield shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
13:03	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-16
13:03	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-17
12:43		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
12:41		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
12:23	+3	Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Tyrell Ward assists)	7-20
12:00	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	9-20
12:00		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
12:00		TV timeout
12:00	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-20
11:45	+2	Will Baker makes two point jump shot	10-22
11:31		Keyon Menifield misses two point jump shot
11:29		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
11:29		Jalen Graham personal foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
11:14		Jeremiah Davenport shooting foul (Tyrell Ward draws the foul)
11:14	+1	Tyrell Ward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-23
11:14		Tyrell Ward misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:14		Joseph Pinion defensive rebound
10:51		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
10:49		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
10:34		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
10:32		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
10:31		Jalen Cook shooting foul (Joseph Pinion draws the foul)
10:31	+1	Joseph Pinion makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-23
10:31	+1	Joseph Pinion makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-23
10:17		Hunter Dean misses two point layup
10:15		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
10:09		Tramon Mark misses two point layup
10:07		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
9:43		Tramon Mark shooting foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
9:43	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-24
9:43		Mike Williams III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:43		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
9:26		Chandler Lawson misses two point jump shot
9:24		Tigers defensive rebound
9:24		Jalen Graham personal foul
9:10	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cook assists)	12-27
8:45	+2	Chandler Lawson makes two point dunk (Makhi Mitchell assists)	14-27
8:24	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Tyrell Ward assists)	14-30
7:55		Keyon Menifield turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Cook steals)
7:51	+2	Tyrell Ward makes two point jump shot (Jalen Cook assists)	14-32
7:50		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
7:50		TV timeout
7:39		Mike Williams III blocks Joseph Pinion's three point jump shot
7:37		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
7:21		Hunter Dean turnover (traveling)
7:08	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup (Layden Blocker assists)	16-32
6:46		Tramon Mark blocks Mike Williams III's two point layup
6:44		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
6:37		Chandler Lawson turnover (bad pass)
6:17		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
6:15		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
6:00		Jalen Cook personal foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-32
6:00	+1	Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-32
5:40		Tyrell Ward turnover (lost ball) (Tramon Mark steals)
5:35		Layden Blocker misses two point jump shot
5:33		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
5:29		Denijay Harris personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
5:29	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-33
5:29	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-34
5:02		Jalen Graham turnover (traveling)
4:46		Jordan Wright misses two point layup
4:44		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
4:44		Jordan Wright turnover (bad pass) (Layden Blocker steals)
4:43		Trae Hannibal personal foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
4:43		Layden Blocker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:43		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
4:26	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup (Jordan Wright assists)	18-36
4:03	+2	Jalen Graham makes two point layup (Makhi Mitchell assists)	20-36
3:51		Will Baker misses three point jump shot
3:49		Keyon Menifield defensive rebound
3:43		Keyon Menifield misses two point layup
3:41		Jalen Graham offensive rebound
3:41	+2	Jalen Graham makes two point layup	22-36
3:27		Tyrell Ward turnover (bad pass) (Makhi Mitchell steals)
3:23		Makhi Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Trae Hannibal steals)
3:10		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
3:08		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
3:00	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	24-36
2:59		Tigers 30 second timeout
2:59		TV timeout
2:41	+2	Will Baker makes two point jump shot	24-38
2:25		Tramon Mark misses two point layup
2:23		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
2:17		Jump ball. (Tigers gains possession)
2:12		Layden Blocker shooting foul (Jalen Cook draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Jalen Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-39
2:12	+1	Jalen Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-40
2:00		Keyon Menifield misses three point jump shot
1:58		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
1:51	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot	24-43
1:37		Jordan Wright blocks Tramon Mark's two point layup
1:35		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
1:31	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	24-45
1:18	+3	Chandler Lawson makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)	27-45
1:03		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
1:01		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
0:42	+2	Layden Blocker makes two point layup	29-45
0:12		Makhi Mitchell personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
0:12		Jordan Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:12		Layden Blocker defensive rebound
0:03		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
0:01		Chandler Lawson offensive rebound
0:01		Jordan Wright shooting foul (Chandler Lawson draws the foul)
0:01		Chandler Lawson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01	+1	Chandler Lawson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-45
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ARK
Razorbacks
44
LSU
Tigers
50

Time		Play	Score
19:35		Jalen Graham misses two point jump shot
19:33		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
19:24	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	30-47
19:24		Jalen Graham shooting foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
19:24	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-48
19:09		Keyon Menifield turnover (bad pass) (Trae Hannibal steals)
19:05		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
19:03		Layden Blocker defensive rebound
18:50		Jalen Reed shooting foul (Chandler Lawson draws the foul)
18:50		Chandler Lawson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:50		Chandler Lawson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:50		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
18:38	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup (Jordan Wright assists)	30-50
18:38		Joseph Pinion shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
18:38	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-51
18:14		Jalen Graham misses three point jump shot
18:12		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
17:58		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
17:56		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
17:56		Makhi Mitchell personal foul
17:48		Jalen Reed turnover (out of bounds)
17:34		Makhi Mitchell offensive foul
17:34		Makhi Mitchell turnover (offensive foul)
17:20	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	30-54
16:58	+2	Jalen Graham makes two point layup (Layden Blocker assists)	32-54
16:52		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Graham steals)
16:37		Mike Williams III personal foul (Jalen Graham draws the foul)
16:29	+2	Jalen Graham makes two point jump shot	34-54
16:03	+3	Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	34-57
15:44		Mike Williams III shooting foul (Jeremiah Davenport draws the foul)
15:44		TV timeout
15:44	+1	Jeremiah Davenport makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-57
15:44	+1	Jeremiah Davenport makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-57
15:24		Jordan Wright misses two point layup
15:22		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
15:22		Jordan Wright misses two point layup
15:20		Jalen Graham defensive rebound
15:13	+2	Jalen Graham makes two point layup	38-57
14:46		Jalen Cook misses two point jump shot
14:44		Jeremiah Davenport defensive rebound
14:23		Will Baker blocks Jalen Graham's two point layup
14:21		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
14:16	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point dunk (Jordan Wright assists)	38-59
14:08	+3	Jeremiah Davenport makes three point jump shot	41-59
13:57	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point layup	41-61
13:57		Chandler Lawson shooting foul (Jalen Cook draws the foul)
13:57	+1	Jalen Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-62
13:50		Tyrell Ward personal foul
13:42	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point layup (Keyon Menifield assists)	43-62
13:24	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point jump shot	43-64
13:05		Chandler Lawson misses two point layup
13:03		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
12:50	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point dunk (Jalen Cook assists)	43-66
12:40	+3	Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot	46-66
12:25	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot	46-69
12:12		Mike Williams III shooting foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
12:12	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-69
12:12	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-69
11:55		Jeremiah Davenport shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:55	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-70
11:55	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-71
11:44		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
11:42		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
11:20		Tyrell Ward misses two point jump shot
11:18		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
11:14		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
11:12		Tramon Mark offensive rebound
11:05		Hunter Dean personal foul
10:56		Jeremiah Davenport turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Cook steals)
10:51		Tyrell Ward misses two point layup
10:49		Hunter Dean offensive rebound
10:48	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point dunk	48-73
10:34		Tyrell Ward shooting foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
10:34	+1	Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-73
10:34	+1	Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-73
10:28		Jalen Cook turnover (bad pass) (Layden Blocker steals)
10:28		Jalen Cook personal foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
10:28		Layden Blocker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:28		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
10:14		Layden Blocker personal foul (Jalen Cook draws the foul)
10:14	+1	Jalen Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-74
10:14	+1	Jalen Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-75
9:56	+2	Jalen Graham makes two point dunk (Makhi Mitchell assists)	52-75
9:56		Trae Hannibal shooting foul (Jalen Graham draws the foul)
9:56		Jalen Graham misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:56		Jeremiah Davenport offensive rebound
9:53		Jeremiah Davenport misses two point layup
9:51		Tramon Mark offensive rebound
9:51	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	54-75
9:37		Jeremiah Davenport shooting foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
9:37	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-76
9:37	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-77
9:21		Jalen Reed shooting foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
9:21	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-77
9:21	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-77
9:02		Will Baker misses two point jump shot
9:00		Tigers offensive rebound
8:54		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
8:52		Jeremiah Davenport defensive rebound
8:49	+2	Layden Blocker makes two point layup (Jeremiah Davenport assists)	58-77
8:33		Jeremiah Davenport personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
8:33	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-78
8:33	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-79
8:21		Tyrell Ward blocks Joseph Pinion's two point jump shot
8:19		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
8:19		Jalen Graham blocks Jalen Reed's two point layup
8:05		Denijay Harris defensive rebound
7:58		Layden Blocker misses two point layup
7:56		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
7:38		Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
7:36		Jalen Graham defensive rebound
7:32	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point layup (Jalen Graham assists)	60-79
7:05		Jalen Reed misses three point jump shot
7:03		Joseph Pinion defensive rebound
6:54		Jalen Reed personal foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
6:54		TV timeout
6:54		Eric Musselman technical foul
6:54		Razorbacks turnover
6:54	+1	Jalen Cook makes technical free throw 1 of 2	60-80
6:54	+1	Jalen Cook makes technical free throw 2 of 2	60-81
6:54		Layden Blocker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:54		Layden Blocker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:54		Layden Blocker offensive rebound
6:40	+2	Jalen Graham makes two point layup	62-81
6:10		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
6:08		Jalen Graham defensive rebound
5:53		Makhi Mitchell misses two point layup
5:51		Razorbacks offensive rebound
5:34		Layden Blocker misses two point layup
5:32		Razorbacks offensive rebound
5:24		Mike Williams III personal foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
5:24		Layden Blocker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:24	+1	Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-81
5:05	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	63-84
4:44		Layden Blocker misses two point layup
4:42		Will Baker defensive rebound
4:22	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup (Will Baker assists)	63-86
3:50	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot	65-86
3:38		Denijay Harris shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
3:38		TV timeout
3:38	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-87
3:38	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-88
3:19		Jalen Graham misses two point jump shot
3:17		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
2:52		Denijay Harris shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
2:52	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-89
2:52	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-90
2:27		Keyon Menifield misses three point jump shot
2:25		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
2:01	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot	65-93
1:36		Jordan Wright shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
1:36	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-93
1:36	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-93
1:18		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
1:16		Razorbacks defensive rebound
1:04		Tramon Mark turnover (bad pass) (Mwani Wilkinson steals)
0:58	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point dunk (Mwani Wilkinson assists)	67-95
0:43		Mwani Wilkinson personal foul (Keyon Menifield draws the foul)
0:43		Keyon Menifield misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:43	+1	Keyon Menifield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-95
0:29		Adam Benhayoune misses three point jump shot
0:27		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
0:22		Trace Young personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-95
0:22	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-95
0:12		Trace Young turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Graham steals)
0:09		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Jalen Graham draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Jalen Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-95
0:09	+1	Jalen Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-95
0:02		Derek Fountain turnover (lost ball) (Tramon Mark steals)
0:02	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point dunk	74-95
0:00		End of period

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Tramon Mark makes two point dunk