UNC Wilmington Seahawks at Arkansas Razorbacks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Menifield scores career-high 32 and Arkansas defeats UNC Wilmington 106-90
Menifield, a sophomore playing in just his third game since transferring from Washington, made 8 of 14 shots with three 3-pointers and made 13 of 17 free throws. He had five assists and four rebounds.
UNC Wilmington, already with a win over an opponent from the SEC this season — 80-73 at Kentucky — trailed by only six at halftime and kept pace with Arkansas early in the second half. The Seahawks were within four points with 15 1/2 minutes remaining, but Arkansas scored 14 points in the next four minutes to take a 73-58 lead.
The Seahawks scored seven straight points — five on free throws — to get within 90-80 with 1:53 remaining. Menifield then made a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer to put the Razorbacks back up by 15.
Tramon Mark scored 18 points, Jalen Graham 16, Davonte Davis 14 and Trevon Brazile 12 for Arkansas (9-4). Davis had six assists and six rebounds. Brazile and Mark fouled out.
Reserve forward Trazarien White scored 28 points, Shykeim Phillips 25 and KJ Jenkins 10 for the Seahawks (9-3).
The Seahawks led 26-20 after a 3-pointer by Donovan Newby with 9 1/2 minutes left in the first half. Arkansas then took the lead with a 7-0 run capped off by Brazile's alley-oop dunk off a pass from Menifield. There were four more lead changes and two ties before Menifield scored the Razorbacks' final 11 points of the half to lead 48-42 at the break.
Arkansas will open SEC play with a home game against Auburn on Saturday.
The Seahawks open the Coastal Athletic Association season with a game at Drexel on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 90 - 106 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 90 - 106 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jalen Graham made Dunk. Assisted by Davonte Davis. | 90 - 106 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Keyon Menifield Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 90 - 104 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Trazarien White missed Three Point Jumper. | 90 - 104 |
Statistics
 UNCW |
 ARK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-66 | FG | 33-63 |
| 42.4 | Field Goal % | 52.4 |
| 10-28 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 35.7 | Three Point % | 35.0 |
| 24-34 | FT | 33-43 |
| 70.6 | Free Throw % | 76.7 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 23 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 29 | Fouls | 27 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Fayetteville, AR
Attendance: 19,200 | Capacity:
2024-25 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towson | 16-2 | - | 22-11 |
| UNC Wilmington | 14-4 | 2 | 27-8 |
| Charleston | 13-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| William & Mary | 11-7 | 5 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 10-8 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Monmouth | 10-8 | 6 | 13-20 |
| Drexel | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Northeastern | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Elon | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Hampton | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Hofstra | 6-12 | 10 | 15-18 |
| Delaware | 5-13 | 8 | 16-20 |
| Stony Brook | 4-14 | 12 | 8-24 |
| North Carolina A&T | 3-15 | 13 | 7-25 |
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| Florida | 14-4 | 1 | 36-4 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Tennessee | 12-6 | 3 | 30-8 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Ole Miss | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Arkansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma | 6-12 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Texas | 6-12 | 9 | 19-16 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 12 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina | 2-16 | 13 | 12-20 |