National Basketball Association
Arkansas 89, Florida A&M 60
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials:
# Marc Ellard, # Ron Groover, # Leslie Jones
Attendance:
11828
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Arkansas 89, Florida A&M 60: Marshawn Powell scored a season-high 21 points and Arkansas routed visiting Florida A&M in the Las Vegas Invitational.
After missing most of last season with a serious knee injury, Powell continued his strong start by shooting 8-of-14 while also pulling down 10 rebounds. Reserve Rickey Scott added 13 and B.J. Young chipped in 12 as the Razorbacks (3-0) shot 40.3 percent while recording 10 steals and eight blocked shots.
Reggie Lewis led the Rattlers (0-4) with 15 points and Muhammad Abdul-Aleem added 14. Leading scorer Jamie Adams scored just two points and was 0-for-10 from the floor as Florida A&M shot 31.7 percent and committed 22 turnovers.
Powell scored eight straight points for Arkansas as it took an 11-point lead just five minutes into the contest. The Razorbacks also scored 12 straight points midway through the first half and took a 49-31 edge at halftime.
Florida A&M was within 55-44 five minutes into the second half but the Razorbacks ripped off a 13-0 run for a 68-44 edge with 10 minutes remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Razorbacks made 7-of-17 three-pointers and have made at least one in 775 straight games dating to 1989. ... Arkansas has a 4-0 series advantage. ... Florida A&M is winless in 39 games against Southeastern Conference opponents. ... Arkansas will continue the tournament over the weekend against Arizona State in Las Vegas.
Top Game Performances
| Florida A&M |
|
Arkansas |
|
Reggie Lewis 15 |
Scoring |
Marshawn Powell 21 |
|
Jamie Adams 3 |
Assists |
B.J. Young 4 |
|
Markee Teal 14 |
Rebounds |
Marshawn Powell 10 |
|
Muhammad Abdul-Aleem 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Coty Clarke 6 |
|
Jamari Bradshaw 2 |
Steals |
Coty Clarke 3 |
|
Walter Davis 3 |
Blocks |
Hunter Mickelson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Florida A&M
|
60 |
31.7 |
7-20 |
13-23 |
11 |
40 |
7 |
4 |
22 |
| Arkansas
|
89 |
40.3 |
7-17 |
20-29 |
15 |
44 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
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