FAYETTEVILLE — The No. 14 Arkansas Razorbacks upset the No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers with an 81-77 win in front of a sold-out crowd in Bud Walton Arena on Saturday.
The game lived up to its billing, as the teams battle for the entire 40 minutes, with the Hogs ultimately taking home the victory.
Arkansas shot 50.8% from the field as a team with forward Trevon Brazile leading the team with 15 points. The Hogs forced 20 turnovers in the game and managed to pull out the win despite being beat on the backboards 42-28.
Reigning National Player of the Year Zach Edey — a 7-foot-4 center — scored 15 points and brought down nine boards for the Boilermakers. He fouled out late in the overtime period, but he was relatively kept in check for most of the contest.
Even though it was an exhibition and didn't count in the official record books, the matchup was as physical and intense as one might find in the NCAA Tournament, and along with that, fans and media members took a great deal away from the showing:
Never seen anything like this. @RazorbackMBB fans pouring into Bud Walton Arena an hour before tipoff for a sold out EXHIBITION GAME vs Purdue. The building is buzzing!
— Blake Eddins (@BlakeEddins) October 28, 2023
Purdue is big, surprisingly athletic, experienced & GOOD.
Gonna be a fun afternoon in BWA!
Was curious how Arkansas navigates the starting “center”. Looks like Chandler Lawson gets the first chance. https://t.co/28pf9NCi1j
— Sean Paul (@SeanPaulCBB) October 28, 2023
Trevon Brazile just won the tip against 7-foot-4 Zach Edey. He's fully back, folks.
— Mason Choate (@ChoateMason) October 28, 2023
So good to see Trevon Brazile back on the court and healthy.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) October 28, 2023
Played just nine games last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury.
It’ll still take him some time to shake some of the rust off — but he is as exciting of a player as anyone in the country.
3LBERT 3LLIS THE 3RD pic.twitter.com/1H8ORR6sXI
— Arkansas Razorbacks Men’s Basketball 🐗 (@RazorbackMBB) October 28, 2023
Purdue and Arkansas is a matchup I would be thankful for in December, let alone in October.
— 24/7 High School Hoops (@247HSHoops) October 28, 2023
Arkansas crowd is ready to explode halfway thru the first half. Looks like they just about sold the place out today.
Both teams are destined for BIG seasons. College hoops are back!
Layden Blocker making an immediate impact in a big time game like this speaks volumes! Kid will be a superstar!
— pinto (@pinto479) October 28, 2023
The offensive 1-2 punch of Battle and Ellis
— Toby Johnson (@thetdotjohn) October 28, 2023
The defensive 1-2 punch of Devo and Mark
😵💫😵💫😵💫
This sequence from Khalif Battle was elite. pic.twitter.com/T2wvsUtCue
— Mason Choate (@ChoateMason) October 28, 2023
Doesn't feel like an exhibition game does it?
— Uncle Cocktail (@StillRadNotaFad) October 28, 2023
THIS is what a sold out exhibition game in October looks like
— Arkansas Razorbacks Men’s Basketball 🐗 (@RazorbackMBB) October 28, 2023
THIS is Arkansas Razorback Basketball pic.twitter.com/2LAnP0uEhD
A sight for sore eyes pic.twitter.com/wNJlJZOKdl
— Arkansas Razorbacks Men’s Basketball 🐗 (@RazorbackMBB) October 28, 2023
Trevon Brazile falls awkwardly, but he gets up and walks off. He's in a bit of pain and will get looked at on the sideline. Hopefully just a scare.
— Mason Choate (@ChoateMason) October 28, 2023
I get that it’s an exhibition, but can we please lay off the whistle 😒
— “Dariel” Not Derrell (@d_erriel) October 28, 2023
Through 28 minutes....
— HogStats.com (@HogStats) October 28, 2023
Fouls: Arkansas 17, Purdue 5
Free throw attempts: Purdue 13, Arkansas 0
THIS IS OCTOBER @JonRothstein pic.twitter.com/nDCS9KLkcI
— Arkansas Razorbacks Men’s Basketball 🐗 (@RazorbackMBB) October 28, 2023
Davonte Davis…why you still tryna make 30ft passes as a senior 😒
— “Dariel” Not Derrell (@d_erriel) October 28, 2023
Notable: Purdue just played more than 6 minutes on the road vs a top-15 team with Edey on the bench with four fouls and won the section of the game by a point.
— Kevin Sweeney (@CBB_Central) October 28, 2023
Incredible shot from Tramon Mark to tie the game. Overtime in BWA. pic.twitter.com/4dP9VGmuYK
— Mason Choate (@ChoateMason) October 28, 2023
I break up your busy college football Saturday to tell you that Arkansas got 19k for a charity exhibition against Purdue today.
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) October 28, 2023
And based on the look of things, it feels like March in Bud Walton.
Overtime in Fayetteville 😤🐗 https://t.co/E5Vo61wK5l
Matt Painter talks all the time about his team working on simply getting Zach Edey the ball.
— Josh Mullenix (@TheJMULL_) October 28, 2023
The entry passes late have not been great. Too low, too high, off the mark.
Down Goes # 3 Perdue ….
— State Champ Stef 3X (@OneFo_BeLo) October 28, 2023
I know it don’t count …
Just practicing for November 29th when Dook come to Fayetteville …
HOGS BY ALOT ……
— pinto (@pinto479) October 28, 2023
Purdidn't pic.twitter.com/ns2XCYJUuC
— Arkansas Razorbacks Men’s Basketball 🐗 (@RazorbackMBB) October 28, 2023
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