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Mark's double-double propels Arkansas over Abilene Christian 83-73

AP
Dec 22, 2023

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Tramon Mark came off the bench to score 25 points and grab 11 rebounds for his first career double-double to help Arkansas fend off Abilene Christian 83-73 on Thursday night.

Mark made 9 of 14 shots, including both of his 3-point attempts, and 5 of 6 free throws for the Razorbacks (8-4). Khalif Battle sank three 3-pointers and scored 18, while fellow reserve Keyon Menifield Jr. scored 11 with six rebounds. Chandler Lewis totaled nine points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots.

Ali Abdou Dibba had 10 points at halftime and the Wildcats (5-7) took a 35-28 lead into the locker room. Mark and Trevon Brazile both had eight points in the first half for the Razorbacks.

Battle sandwiched two free throws and a 3-pointer around a Menifield bucket in a 7-0 run as Arkansas took a 47-43 lead with 14:36 left to play. A three-point play by Leonardo Bettiol pulled Abilene Christian even at 47-all, but Mark scored six in an 8-0 run and the Razorbacks stayed in front from there.

Dibba led the Wildcats with 18 points. Bettiol totaled 14 points and eight rebounds off the bench. Kavion McClain scored 10 with five assists.

Arkansas beat Abilene Christian 85-72 three seasons ago in the only previous meeting

Arkansas returns to action on Dec. 30 when it hosts UNC Wilmington. Arkansas will open Southeastern Conference play at home on Jan. 6 against Auburn.

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1st Half
ABIL
Wildcats
35
ARK
Razorbacks
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cameron Steele vs. Trevon Brazile (Razorbacks gains possession)
19:33		El Ellis misses two point layup
19:31		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
19:30	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point putback layup	0-2
19:11		Kavion McClain misses two point jump shot
19:09		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
18:52		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
18:50		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
18:40		Trevon Brazile offensive foul (Hunter Jack Madden draws the foul)
18:40		Trevon Brazile turnover (offensive foul)
18:19	+2	Cameron Steele makes two point driving layup	2-2
17:50		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
17:48		Hunter Jack Madden defensive rebound
17:34		Trevon Brazile blocks Airion Simmons's two point layup
17:32		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
17:28		Kavion McClain blocks Davonte Davis's two point layup
17:28		Wildcats defensive rebound
17:12		Davonte Davis shooting foul (Hunter Jack Madden draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Hunter Jack Madden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-2
17:12		Hunter Jack Madden misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:12		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
17:03		El Ellis turnover (bad pass) (Ma'Shy Hill steals)
17:00		Ma'Shy Hill turnover (bad pass) (Trevon Brazile steals)
16:59		Ma'Shy Hill shooting foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
16:59		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:59	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-3
16:46	+2	Leonardo Bettiol makes two point driving hook shot	5-3
16:12		Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot
16:10		Leonardo Bettiol defensive rebound
16:04		Nasir DeGruy misses two point layup
16:02		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
15:55		Keyon Menifield turnover (lost ball)
15:39		Hunter Jack Madden misses three point jump shot
15:37		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
15:27		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
15:25		Nasir DeGruy defensive rebound
15:19		Immanuel Allen misses three point jump shot
15:17		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
15:07	+2	Chandler Lawson makes two point driving floating jump shot	5-5
14:47		Airion Simmons misses two point jump shot
14:45		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
14:23	+3	Chandler Lawson makes three point jump shot (Tramon Mark assists)	5-8
14:06		Nasir DeGruy misses two point layup
14:04		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
14:01		Airion Simmons personal foul (Keyon Menifield draws the foul)
14:01		TV timeout
13:59		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
13:57		Jalen Graham offensive rebound
13:47	+2	Jalen Graham makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Makhi Mitchell assists)	5-10
13:20		JV Seat turnover (traveling)
12:56		Makhi Mitchell misses two point jump shot
12:54		Tramon Mark offensive rebound
12:53		Airion Simmons personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
12:49		Makhi Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Aidan Igiehon steals)
12:31		Ali Abdou Dibba misses two point jump shot
12:29		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
12:11		Tramon Mark turnover (bad pass)
12:07		Hunter Jack Madden misses two point layup
12:06		Ali Abdou Dibba offensive rebound
12:05		Ali Abdou Dibba misses two point layup
12:03		Keyon Menifield defensive rebound
11:59		Leonardo Bettiol shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:59	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-11
11:59	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-12
11:33		Makhi Mitchell blocks Immanuel Allen's two point layup
11:31		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
11:18		Khalif Battle turnover (bad pass) (Immanuel Allen steals)
11:14	+2	Ali Abdou Dibba makes two point layup (Immanuel Allen assists)	7-12
11:14		Keyon Menifield shooting foul (Ali Abdou Dibba draws the foul)
11:14		Ali Abdou Dibba misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:14		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
11:12		Immanuel Allen personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
10:59		Keyon Menifield turnover (bad pass) (Leonardo Bettiol steals)
10:48		Ali Abdou Dibba misses three point jump shot
10:46		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
10:37	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point driving floating jump shot	7-14
10:19		Jalen Graham blocks Hunter Jack Madden's two point layup
10:18		Wildcats offensive rebound
10:16		Cameron Steele misses two point jump shot
10:14		Leonardo Bettiol offensive rebound
10:10	+3	Cameron Steele makes three point jump shot (Hunter Jack Madden assists)	10-14
10:00		Jalen Graham turnover (lost ball) (Ali Abdou Dibba steals)
9:47	+2	Ali Abdou Dibba makes two point driving layup	12-14
9:32		Makhi Mitchell offensive foul (Hunter Jack Madden draws the foul)
9:32		Makhi Mitchell turnover (offensive foul)
9:17	+2	Ali Abdou Dibba makes two point cutting layup (Kavion McClain assists)	14-14
8:55		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
8:53		Cameron Steele defensive rebound
8:29		Leonardo Bettiol misses two point layup
8:28		Khalif Battle shooting foul (Leonardo Bettiol draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Leonardo Bettiol makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-14
8:28		Leonardo Bettiol misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:28		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
8:15	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	15-16
8:05		JV Seat turnover (lost ball) (Khalif Battle steals)
8:04		JV Seat personal foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
7:45		Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot
7:43		Nasir DeGruy defensive rebound
7:31		Aidan Igiehon turnover (traveling)
7:31		TV timeout
7:03		Aidan Igiehon personal foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
7:03	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-17
7:03	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-18
6:47		Tramon Mark shooting foul (Ali Abdou Dibba draws the foul)
6:47	+1	Ali Abdou Dibba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-18
6:47	+1	Ali Abdou Dibba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-18
6:29		Trevon Brazile misses two point jump shot
6:27		Hunter Jack Madden defensive rebound
6:21		Ali Abdou Dibba misses two point layup
6:19		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
6:14		Khalif Battle offensive foul (Hunter Jack Madden draws the foul)
6:14		Khalif Battle turnover (offensive foul)
5:59		Leonardo Bettiol misses two point layup
5:57		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
5:42		Chandler Lawson misses two point hook shot
5:40		Leonardo Bettiol defensive rebound
5:33		Hunter Jack Madden misses two point jump shot
5:31		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
5:08	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point cutting layup (Layden Blocker assists)	17-20
4:49	+2	Ali Abdou Dibba makes two point cutting layup (Kavion McClain assists)	19-20
4:26	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Tramon Mark assists)	19-23
4:04	+3	Kavion McClain makes three point jump shot (Airion Simmons assists)	22-23
3:48		Chandler Lawson turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Jack Madden steals)
3:43		TV timeout
3:43		Hunter Jack Madden misses three point jump shot
3:41		Jeremiah Davenport defensive rebound
3:28	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point driving dunk (Davonte Davis assists)	22-25
3:16	+2	Leonardo Bettiol makes two point layup (Kavion McClain assists)	24-25
3:10		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
3:08		Hunter Jack Madden defensive rebound
2:52	+2	Hunter Jack Madden makes two point cutting layup (Leonardo Bettiol assists)	26-25
2:29		Trevon Brazile misses two point hook shot
2:27		Cameron Steele defensive rebound
2:12	+2	Cameron Steele makes two point pullup jump shot	28-25
1:54		Chandler Lawson misses three point jump shot
1:52		Leonardo Bettiol defensive rebound
1:40		Leonardo Bettiol misses two point hook shot
1:38		Wildcats offensive rebound
1:38		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:29		Jeremiah Davenport shooting foul (Immanuel Allen draws the foul)
1:29	+1	Immanuel Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-25
1:29	+1	Immanuel Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-25
1:17		Keyon Menifield turnover (bad pass) (Immanuel Allen steals)
0:58	+2	Leonardo Bettiol makes two point turnaround hook shot	32-25
0:36		Leonardo Bettiol shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-26
0:36	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-27
0:12		Cameron Steele misses two point jump shot
0:10		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
0:05		Hunter Jack Madden personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-28
0:05		Makhi Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:05		Hunter Jack Madden defensive rebound
0:01	+3	Kavion McClain makes three point jump shot (Hunter Jack Madden assists)	35-28
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ABIL
Wildcats
38
ARK
Razorbacks
55

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Hunter Jack Madden makes two point fadeaway jump shot	37-28
19:45		Davonte Davis shooting foul (Hunter Jack Madden draws the foul)
19:45		Hunter Jack Madden misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:45		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
19:33		Ali Abdou Dibba kicked ball violation
19:29	+2	Keyon Menifield makes two point driving floating jump shot	37-30
19:16	+2	Airion Simmons makes two point driving layup	39-30
18:44		Trevon Brazile turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Steele steals)
18:33		Ali Abdou Dibba misses two point jump shot
18:31		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
18:23	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point driving layup	39-32
18:23		Cameron Steele shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
18:23	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-33
18:03		Chandler Lawson blocks Airion Simmons's two point layup
18:01		Airion Simmons offensive rebound
18:00	+2	Airion Simmons makes two point putback layup	41-33
17:44		Keyon Menifield misses two point layup
17:43		Keyon Menifield offensive rebound
17:43		Kavion McClain shooting foul (Keyon Menifield draws the foul)
17:43	+1	Keyon Menifield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-34
17:43	+1	Keyon Menifield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-35
17:25		Hunter Jack Madden misses two point bank jump shot
17:23		Leonardo Bettiol personal foul (Chandler Lawson draws the foul)
17:14	+2	Chandler Lawson makes two point cutting dunk (Keyon Menifield assists)	41-37
17:06		Wildcats 30 second timeout
17:06		TV timeout
16:45		Kavion McClain misses two point jump shot
16:43		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
16:34		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
16:32		Cameron Steele defensive rebound
16:26	+2	Ali Abdou Dibba makes two point driving layup	43-37
16:07	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Chandler Lawson assists)	43-40
15:48		Kavion McClain misses two point jump shot
15:46		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
15:41		Keyon Menifield misses three point jump shot
15:39		Tramon Mark offensive rebound
15:26		Cameron Steele shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
15:26		TV timeout
15:26	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-41
15:26	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-42
15:14		Kavion McClain turnover (back court violation)
15:04	+2	Keyon Menifield makes two point pullup jump shot	43-44
14:42		Airion Simmons misses three point jump shot
14:40		Keyon Menifield defensive rebound
14:35	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point pullup jump shot	43-47
14:23		Leonardo Bettiol misses two point hook shot
14:21		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
14:21		Wildcats 30 second timeout
14:08		Khalif Battle misses two point jump shot
14:06		Leonardo Bettiol defensive rebound
13:54		Makhi Mitchell shooting foul (Airion Simmons draws the foul)
13:54	+1	Airion Simmons makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-47
13:54		Airion Simmons misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:54		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
13:38		Keyon Menifield misses three point jump shot
13:36		Immanuel Allen defensive rebound
13:26	+2	Leonardo Bettiol makes two point turnaround hook shot (Airion Simmons assists)	46-47
13:26		Makhi Mitchell shooting foul (Leonardo Bettiol draws the foul)
13:26	+1	Leonardo Bettiol makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-47
13:10		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
13:07		Wildcats defensive rebound
12:52		Leonardo Bettiol misses two point jump shot
12:50		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point cutting dunk (Davonte Davis assists)	47-49
12:20		Leonardo Bettiol turnover (bad pass)
12:10		Keyon Menifield turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Steele steals)
12:07		Ali Abdou Dibba misses two point layup
12:05		Leonardo Bettiol offensive rebound
12:05		Leonardo Bettiol misses two point layup
12:03		Keyon Menifield defensive rebound
11:52		TV timeout
11:46	+2	Chandler Lawson makes two point layup (Keyon Menifield assists)	47-51
11:30		Airion Simmons misses three point jump shot
11:28		Keyon Menifield defensive rebound
11:22		Keyon Menifield misses three point jump shot
11:20		Cameron Steele defensive rebound
11:13		Ali Abdou Dibba turnover (out of bounds)
10:58	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point driving floating jump shot	47-53
10:35		Ali Abdou Dibba misses two point jump shot
10:33		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
10:30	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point driving layup	47-55
10:16		Hunter Jack Madden misses three point jump shot
10:14		Airion Simmons offensive rebound
10:08	+2	Ali Abdou Dibba makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Airion Simmons assists)	49-55
9:50		Hunter Jack Madden personal foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
9:38	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point driving layup	49-57
9:25		Kavion McClain misses two point jump shot
9:23		Kavion McClain offensive rebound
9:19	+3	Hunter Jack Madden makes three point jump shot (Kavion McClain assists)	52-57
8:56	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point pullup jump shot	52-60
8:41		Airion Simmons misses three point jump shot
8:39		Leonardo Bettiol offensive rebound
8:39		Tramon Mark shooting foul (Leonardo Bettiol draws the foul)
8:39	+1	Leonardo Bettiol makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-60
8:39	+1	Leonardo Bettiol makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-60
8:25	+3	Tramon Mark makes three point pullup jump shot	54-63
8:07		Immanuel Allen misses three point jump shot
8:05		Keyon Menifield defensive rebound
7:50	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point stepback jump shot	54-65
7:38		Nasir DeGruy misses two point jump shot
7:36		Jalen Graham defensive rebound
7:28		Khalif Battle misses two point jump shot
7:26		Leonardo Bettiol defensive rebound
7:21		Hunter Jack Madden turnover (bad pass)
6:55		Jalen Graham turnover (bad pass) (JV Seat steals)
6:47	+2	Leonardo Bettiol makes two point layup (Airion Simmons assists)	56-65
6:27	+2	Jalen Graham makes two point turnaround hook shot	56-67
6:13		Airion Simmons misses three point jump shot
6:11		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
5:59		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
5:57		Jalen Graham offensive rebound
5:56		Leonardo Bettiol shooting foul (Jalen Graham draws the foul)
5:56	+1	Jalen Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-68
5:56		Jalen Graham misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:56		Aidan Igiehon defensive rebound
5:39		Aidan Igiehon misses two point jump shot
5:37		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
5:31		Khalif Battle offensive foul (Hunter Jack Madden draws the foul)
5:31		Khalif Battle turnover (offensive foul)
5:20	+2	Kavion McClain makes two point pullup jump shot	58-68
5:04		JV Seat personal foul (Jalen Graham draws the foul)
5:04	+1	Jalen Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-69
5:04	+1	Jalen Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-70
4:48		Jalen Graham personal foul (Airion Simmons draws the foul)
4:46	+2	Immanuel Allen makes two point cutting layup (Kavion McClain assists)	60-70
4:20		Tramon Mark turnover (traveling)
4:07		Jalen Graham blocks Ali Abdou Dibba's two point dunk
4:05		Aidan Igiehon offensive rebound
4:03	+2	Aidan Igiehon makes two point putback layup	62-70
3:44	+2	Keyon Menifield makes two point driving floating jump shot	62-72
3:27	+2	Ali Abdou Dibba makes two point driving layup	64-72
3:03	+2	Keyon Menifield makes two point driving layup	64-74
2:49		Jalen Graham personal foul (Aidan Igiehon draws the foul)
2:51		TV timeout
2:49		Aidan Igiehon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:49		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
2:23	+3	Tramon Mark makes three point pullup jump shot	64-77
2:10		Chandler Lawson blocks Aidan Igiehon's two point hook shot
2:08		Airion Simmons offensive rebound
2:08		Davonte Davis shooting foul (Airion Simmons draws the foul)
2:08	+1	Airion Simmons makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-77
2:08		Wildcats 60 second timeout
2:08	+1	Airion Simmons makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-77
2:07		Immanuel Allen personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
2:07		Tramon Mark misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:07		Hunter Jack Madden defensive rebound
2:03	+2	Kavion McClain makes two point driving layup (Hunter Jack Madden assists)	68-77
1:50		Immanuel Allen personal foul (Keyon Menifield draws the foul)
1:50	+1	Keyon Menifield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-78
1:50		Keyon Menifield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:50		Hunter Jack Madden defensive rebound
1:38	+2	Ali Abdou Dibba makes two point cutting dunk (Airion Simmons assists)	70-78
1:19		Airion Simmons personal foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-79
1:19		Khalif Battle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:19		Immanuel Allen defensive rebound
1:10		Davonte Davis shooting foul (Immanuel Allen draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Immanuel Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-79
1:10		Immanuel Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:10		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
0:53		Nasir DeGruy personal foul (Davonte Davis draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-80
0:53	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-81
0:47		Hunter Jack Madden misses three point jump shot
0:45		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
0:37		Kavion McClain personal foul (Davonte Davis draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-82
0:37	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-83
0:28		Ali Abdou Dibba misses three point jump shot
0:26		Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
0:18		Davonte Davis misses two point layup
0:16		Airion Simmons defensive rebound
0:10	+2	Immanuel Allen makes two point pullup jump shot	73-83
0:00		End of period

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Immanuel Allen makes two point pullup jump shot