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Arkansas nearly blows a 20-point lead before holding off No. 16 seed South Carolina in SEC opener

AP
Mar 12, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Trevon Brazile had 16 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, Johnell Davis scored six key points in the final 40 seconds and No. 9 seed Arkansas nearly blew a 20-point lead before holding off No. 16 seed South Carolina 72-68 on Wednesday to begin the SEC Tournament.

Arkansas (20-12) will play a second-round game against No. 8 seed Ole Miss on Thursday. The then-13th ranked Rebels won the only regular-season meeting 73-66 on Jan. 8.

Arkansas led by as many as 20 points early in the second half and it was 59-41 with 14:18 left. But the Razorback missed their next 12 shots over 11-plus minutes as South Carolina pulled within 61-60 following a 19-2 run that was capped by Collin Murray-Boyles’ jumper from the free-throw line.

D.J. Wagner finally ended Arkansas' field-goal drought with 2:37 left on a 3-pointer following an offensive rebound to make it 64-60, and Brazile added a tip-in shot on the next possession.

Arkansas’ first miss from the free-throw line in 14 attempts came with 14 seconds left and South Carolina quickly went the other way for a layup by Jacobi Wright to cut the deficit to 70-66. After a timeout, Arkansas turned it over near midcourt when Murray-Boyles jumped to deflect a pass and Cam Scott threw down a dunk with 3.2 left for a two-point game.

Davis secured the inbounds pass and sealed it with two free throws at 2.5.

Davis and Jonas Aidoo each scored 14 points for Arkansas. Wagner had 13 points and six assists.

Murray-Boyles led South Carolina (12-20) with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Jamarii Thomas added 16 points and Wright had 13.

Aidoo scored a game-high 14 points in the first half and Arkansas closed on an 11-0 run to build a 47-30 at the break.

Arkansas avenged a 72-53 loss to South Carolina on March 1.

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1st Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
30
ARK
Razorbacks
47

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nick Pringle vs. Zvonimir Ivišić (D.J. Wagner gains possession)
19:40		D.J. Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Nick Pringle steals)
19:22		Nick Pringle misses two point layup
19:20		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
19:06		Karter Knox misses two point jump shot
19:04		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
18:54	+3	Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	3-0
18:30	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point layup	3-2
18:10	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	6-2
17:42	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Karter Knox assists)	6-5
17:27	+3	Collin Murray-Boyles makes three point jump shot (Jamarii Thomas assists)	9-5
17:12		Nick Pringle shooting foul
17:12	+1	Zvonimir Ivišić makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-6
17:12	+1	Zvonimir Ivišić makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-7
16:56		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
16:54		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
16:48		Collin Murray-Boyles shooting foul
16:48	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-8
16:48	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-9
16:32		Zvonimir Ivišić shooting foul
16:32		Zachary Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:32	+1	Zachary Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-9
16:00		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
15:58		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
15:53		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
15:51		Karter Knox defensive rebound
15:44		Jordan Butler blocks Karter Knox's three point jump shot
15:42		Razorbacks offensive rebound
15:42		TV timeout
15:25		Zvonimir Ivišić turnover (lost ball) (Zachary Davis steals)
15:21		Zachary Davis misses two point jump shot
15:19		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
15:09		Zvonimir Ivišić misses two point jump shot
15:07		Jordan Butler defensive rebound
14:50		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
14:48		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
14:38	+3	D.J. Wagner makes three point jump shot	10-12
14:12		Trevon Brazile shooting foul
14:12	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-12
14:12	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-12
14:01	+2	Jonas Aidoo makes two point jump shot	12-14
13:55		Jacobi Wright turnover (lost ball) (Johnell Davis steals)
13:40		Johnell Davis misses two point layup
13:38		Jordan Butler defensive rebound
13:35		Jacobi Wright misses two point layup
13:33		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
13:22	+2	Jonas Aidoo makes two point jump shot (Billy Richmond III assists)	12-16
13:06	+3	Jordan Butler makes three point jump shot (Arden Conyers assists)	15-16
12:49	+3	Billy Richmond III makes three point jump shot	15-19
12:09	+2	Jordan Butler makes two point layup (Jacobi Wright assists)	17-19
11:43		TV timeout
11:37		Karter Knox misses two point jump shot
11:35		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
11:21		Nick Pringle turnover (lost ball) (Trevon Brazile steals)
11:10		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
11:08		Gamecocks defensive rebound
10:51		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (bad pass) (Trevon Brazile steals)
10:39		Jamarii Thomas personal foul
10:23		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
10:21		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
10:19	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup	19-19
10:05		D.J. Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Jacobi Wright steals)
9:57	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Jacobi Wright assists)	21-19
9:57		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
9:41		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
9:39		Billy Richmond III offensive rebound
9:37	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point layup	21-21
9:21		Jamarii Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Jonas Aidoo steals)
9:17	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point jump shot	21-23
8:49		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
8:47		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
8:38	+3	D.J. Wagner makes three point jump shot (Billy Richmond III assists)	21-26
8:37		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
8:14	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup	23-26
7:55	+2	Jonas Aidoo makes two point layup	23-28
7:27		Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass)
7:27		TV timeout
7:14	+2	Jonas Aidoo makes two point dunk (D.J. Wagner assists)	23-30
6:54		Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot
6:52		Razorbacks defensive rebound
6:34		Jordan Butler personal foul
6:33	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists)	23-32
6:07	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot	26-32
5:46		Billy Richmond III misses two point layup
5:44		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
5:31		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (lost ball)
5:15		Morris Ugusuk personal foul
5:12		Johnell Davis misses two point jump shot
5:10		Jonas Aidoo offensive rebound
5:08		Nick Pringle personal foul
4:56	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point jump shot	26-34
4:43		D.J. Wagner shooting foul
4:43	+1	Arden Conyers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-34
4:43	+1	Arden Conyers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-34
4:23		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
4:21		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
4:11		Collin Murray-Boyles misses three point jump shot
4:09		Razorbacks defensive rebound
3:52	+2	Jonas Aidoo makes two point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists)	28-36
3:37		Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot
3:35		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
3:23		Jonas Aidoo misses three point jump shot
3:21		Arden Conyers defensive rebound
3:00	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup	30-36
2:42	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists)	30-39
2:25		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
2:23		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
2:15	+2	Jonas Aidoo makes two point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists)	30-41
1:49		Nick Pringle misses two point layup
1:47		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
1:47		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk personal foul
1:47		TV timeout
1:47	+1	Jonas Aidoo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-42
1:47	+1	Jonas Aidoo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-43
1:27		Jonas Aidoo blocks Zachary Davis's two point layup
1:25		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
1:19		Collin Murray-Boyles shooting foul
1:19	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-44
1:19	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-45
0:59		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
0:57		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
0:37	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point layup	30-47
0:18		Billy Richmond III blocks Jamarii Thomas's two point layup
0:16		Gamecocks offensive rebound
0:11		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
0:09		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
0:03		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
0:01		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
38
ARK
Razorbacks
25

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point dunk (Jamarii Thomas assists)	32-47
19:26	+2	Karter Knox makes two point jump shot	32-49
18:56		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
18:54		Razorbacks defensive rebound
18:29		Collin Murray-Boyles blocks Johnell Davis's two point jump shot
18:27		Razorbacks offensive rebound
18:27	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point layup (D.J. Wagner assists)	32-51
18:27		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
18:27	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-52
18:07		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
18:05		Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
18:01		Zvonimir Ivišić blocks Collin Murray-Boyles's two point jump shot
17:59		Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
17:49	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	34-52
17:25		Karter Knox turnover (lost ball) (Nick Pringle steals)
17:16		Zvonimir Ivišić personal foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
17:12		Nick Pringle turnover (lost ball) (Trevon Brazile steals)
17:06	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point dunk (Johnell Davis assists)	34-54
16:50		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
16:48		Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
16:32		Jonas Aidoo shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
16:32	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-54
16:32	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-54
16:21		D.J. Wagner turnover (bad pass)
16:10	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	38-54
15:49		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
15:47		Jonas Aidoo offensive rebound
15:32	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Billy Richmond III assists)	38-57
15:14	+3	Cam Scott makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	41-57
14:44		Trevon Brazile misses two point jump shot
14:42		Cam Scott defensive rebound
14:37		Billy Richmond III blocks Jamarii Thomas's two point layup
14:37		Razorbacks defensive rebound
14:37		TV timeout
14:19	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point jump shot	41-59
13:52		Jordan Butler misses three point jump shot
13:50		Morris Ugusuk offensive rebound
13:38	+3	Cam Scott makes three point jump shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	44-59
13:14		Johnell Davis misses two point jump shot
13:12		Cam Scott defensive rebound
13:03		Jonas Aidoo personal foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
12:45		Karter Knox shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
12:45	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-59
12:45		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:45		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
12:30		Billy Richmond III misses three point jump shot
12:28		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
12:14	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot	48-59
11:58		TV timeout
11:48		Jamarii Thomas blocks D.J. Wagner's two point jump shot
11:46		Gamecocks defensive rebound
11:38		Jordan Butler misses three point jump shot
11:36		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
11:35		Nick Pringle misses two point layup
11:33		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
11:33		Jonas Aidoo personal foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
11:31		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:29		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
11:14		Trevon Brazile turnover (bad pass)
10:49		Jordan Butler misses two point layup
10:47		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
10:35		Cam Scott shooting foul (Zvonimir Ivišić draws the foul)
10:35	+1	Zvonimir Ivišić makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-60
10:35	+1	Zvonimir Ivišić makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-61
10:14	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point jump shot	50-61
9:48		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
9:46		Cam Scott defensive rebound
9:39	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup	52-61
9:17		Jamarii Thomas personal foul
9:02		Johnell Davis misses two point layup
9:00		Cam Scott defensive rebound
8:48		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
8:46		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
8:41		Jonas Aidoo shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
8:41	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-61
8:41		Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:41		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
8:13		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
8:11		Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound
7:58		Trevon Brazile shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
7:58		TV timeout
7:58		Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:58	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-61
7:36		Zvonimir Ivišić misses two point layup
7:34		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
7:24		Nick Pringle misses two point layup
7:22		Razorbacks defensive rebound
7:08		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
7:03		Gamecocks defensive rebound
6:38		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
6:36		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
6:32		Nick Pringle misses two point layup
6:30		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
6:14		Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
5:59		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
5:57		Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
5:57		Trevon Brazile personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-61
5:57	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-61
5:42		Jordan Butler blocks Billy Richmond III's two point jump shot
5:40		Razorbacks offensive rebound
5:32		Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul (D.J. Wagner draws the foul)
5:15		D.J. Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
4:56	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point dunk	58-61
4:47		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
4:47		TV timeout
4:38		Billy Richmond III misses two point layup
4:36		Jordan Butler defensive rebound
4:20	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point jump shot (Jordan Butler assists)	60-61
3:57		Jonas Aidoo turnover (bad pass) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
3:55		Jamarii Thomas turnover (lost ball)
3:55		TV timeout
3:44		Jacobi Wright personal foul (Jonas Aidoo draws the foul)
3:43		Johnell Davis misses two point jump shot
3:41		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
3:20		Jamarii Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Johnell Davis steals)
3:15		Jonas Aidoo turnover (offensive goaltending)
2:56		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
2:54		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
2:48		Jordan Butler personal foul
2:43		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
2:41		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
2:37	+3	D.J. Wagner makes three point jump shot (Billy Richmond III assists)	60-64
2:23		Jacobi Wright misses two point layup
2:21		Jordan Butler offensive rebound
2:16		Trevon Brazile blocks Jacobi Wright's two point layup
2:14		Gamecocks offensive rebound
1:59		D.J. Wagner shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-64
1:59	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-64
1:44		Jonas Aidoo misses two point jump shot
1:42		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
1:40	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point jump shot	62-66
1:29		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
1:27		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
1:04		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
1:02		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
0:49	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	64-66
0:42		Razorbacks 60 second timeout
0:32	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point layup (D.J. Wagner assists)	64-68
0:19		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:17		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
0:17		Morris Ugusuk personal foul
0:17	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-69
0:17	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-70
0:17		Gamecocks 60 second timeout
0:15		Cam Scott turnover (bad pass) (Johnell Davis steals)
0:14		Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul
0:14		Johnell Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:14		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
0:08	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	66-70
0:08		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
0:06		Trevon Brazile turnover (bad pass) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
0:03	+2	Cam Scott makes two point dunk	68-70
0:03		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:02		Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul
0:02	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-71
0:02	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-72
0:02		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:01		Cam Scott turnover (bad pass) (Trevon Brazile steals)
0:00		End of period

Cam Scott turnover (bad pass) (Trevon Brazile steals)