Jalen Graham Has Career Night as Hogs Finally Complete a Win

For the second time this season, Arkansas had five players score in double figures, including a career-high 26 points from Jalen Graham and a double-double by Makhi Mitchell (10 points and 10 rebounds), to defeat Florida, 84-65, Saturday afternoon at Bud Walton Arena.

Arkansas, the SEC leader in field goal percentage, shot 57.6 percent from the field and held Florida to 37.3 percent.

Of the Razorbacks’ 84 points, 52 points came in the paint. Graham made 12 of his 14 shots in the paint and the Razorbacks threw down seven dunks, two each from Graham and Ricky Council IV.

The offenses for both teams started slowly with the first points being scored at 17:47 by Mitchell. Florida led by five (15-10), with 11:27 left in the first half.

The flow picked up and Florida led 23-19 with 8:36 left.

From that point, Arkansas took control with an 11-0 run, to lead 30-23, and took a 37-31 lead into the locker room.

The Razorbacks put the game away in the first six minutes of the second half with a 17-2 run and led by at least 18 the rest of the game.

Jordan Walsh kicked the scoring off with a 3-pointer and added a dunk while Mitchell scored six in the spurt.

Joining Graham and Mitchell in double digits were Council (15), Anthony Black (14) and Nick Smith Jr. (10). Graham and Council added seven rebounds each while Black had five boards, three assists and three steals.

Arkansas stays at home to host Georgia on Tuesday at Bud Walton Arena. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. and the game will be televised on the SEC Network.

Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.