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Arkansas fans storm the court after Razorbacks knock off No. 7 Duke
By Andrew Olson
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Arkansas fans were in the mood to celebrate after the Razorbacks knocked off a top-10 team in Fayetteville. Hogs fans stormed the court following Arkansas’ 80-75 win over No. 7 Duke on Wednesday night.
It was a tight game for much of the night. There were 16 lead changes and the game was tied for almost 7 minutes of playing time. Duke’s last lead of the game was 32-30 with 1:01 to go in the first half.
It was a 44-43 game in Arkansas’ favor at the 14:12 mark of the 2nd half. The Hogs scored the next 7 points to get things to 51-43 by 12:18. Eric Musselman’s team led 55-47 before going on its next run.
Arkansas opened up a double-digit lead when Battle drained 3 free throws, making 58-47 with 10:21 to go. When Battle hit a 3-pointer at 8:55, the Razorback lead became 14 points (63-49). Arkansas last held the 14-point advantage at 6:32 (67-53), before closing things out as Duke tried to make a late run.
The Blue Devils’ Kyle Filipowski led all players with 26 points on 9-of-20 shooting from the floor and 7-of-8 at the line. Filipowski made it a double-double with 10 rebounds.
Battle led the way for the Hogs with 21 points, going 5-of-13 from the floor, including 3-of-8 from 3-point territory, while making 8-of-11 free throws. Trevon Brazile notched a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds.
They’re not going anywhere. pic.twitter.com/THk9f7Tvvt
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) November 30, 2023
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
