No. 12 Arkansas Holds Off No. 15 Gonzaga in Exhibition

Saturday, October 24

Fayetteville, AR

1 p.m.

Gonzaga University

#12/13 Arkansas (Exh.)

Box Score (pdf)

10/24/2026 4:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Huff leads Zags with 19 points and 11 rebounds

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In an exhibition matchup between Top 15 teams, No. 12 Arkansas rallied to defeat No. 15 Gonzaga, 76-72, Saturday inside Bud Walton Arena.

The Zags held their largest lead of the game, 36-26, with 2:14 remaining in the first half. Arkansas responded with an 18-0 run that stretched across halftime and into the second half to take control. Gonzaga led for 15:32 of the game.

The Bulldogs' Braden Huff scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Izan Almansa added 14 points and six rebounds off the bench.

Billy Richmond III led the Razorbacks with 17 points, including three three-pointers. Davion Thompson chipped in 12 points, while Miikka Muurinen and JJ Andrews added 10 points apiece. Cooper Bowser led Arkansas with 10 rebounds.

Arkansas built an 11-point lead in the second half before Gonzaga fought back to make it a two-point game late. Thompson helped the Razorbacks maintain their advantage with key scoring down the stretch.

Gonzaga outrebounded Arkansas, 52-47, and held a 17-11 advantage in second-chance points. The Zags also outscored the Razorbacks 36-22 in the paint. Gonzaga shot 35.5 percent from the field, while Arkansas shot 36.9 percent.

Arkansas made 11 of 24 three-point attempts (45.8 percent), compared with Gonzaga's 6 of 28 (21.4 percent).

Gonzaga returns home to host Lewis-Clark State in an exhibition Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Gonzaga vs Arkansas
10/24/26 3:00 pm at Fayetteville, AR
At Fayetteville, AR
ARKANSAS 76, GONZAGA 72
GONZAGA (0-0,0-0 Pac-12)
HUFF, Braden 7-16 4-6 19; ALMANSA, Izan 6-9 1-2 14; HARWELL, Isiah 4-6 0-0
9; LEE, Xaivian 3-6 0-0 8; DE SOUSA, Nathan 2-17 2-2 7; FOSTER, Luca 2-8 2-3
6; DIOP, Massamba 2-5 0-0 4; JEFFERSON, Parker 0-0 3-4 3; BENNETT, Javon 1-8
0-0 2; EKANGA, Juwan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-76 12-17 72.
ARKANSAS (0-0,0-0 SEC)
Billy Richmond III 4-10 6-10 17; Davion Thompson 4-7 2-2 12; Miikka Muurinen
4-11 1-3 10; JJ Andrews 3-7 2-4 10; Abdou Toure 2-6 3-4 9; Cooper Bowser 4-6
1-2 9; Jeremiah Wilkinson 3-7 0-0 7; Maper Makur 0-0 1-3 1; Jordan Smith Jr
0-9 1-2 1; Caleb Ourigou 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-65 17-30 76.
Gonzaga....................... 36 36 - 72
Arkansas...................... 35 41 - 76
3-point goals--Gonzaga 6-28 (LEE, Xaivian 2-4; ALMANSA, Izan 1-2; DE SOUSA,
Nathan 1-8; HUFF, Braden 1-3; HARWELL, Isiah 1-2; EKANGA, Juwan 0-1;
BENNETT, Javon 0-4; FOSTER, Luca 0-4), Arkansas 11-24 (Billy Richmond III
3-5; JJ Andrews 2-3; Abdou Toure 2-4; Davion Thompson 2-4; Miikka Muurinen
1-4; Jeremiah Wilkinson 1-2; Jordan Smith Jr 0-2). Fouled out--Gonzaga-None,
Arkansas-None. Rebounds--Gonzaga 52 (HUFF, Braden 11), Arkansas 47 (Cooper
Bowser 10). Assists--Gonzaga 13 (HUFF, Braden 3; DE SOUSA, Nathan 3),
Arkansas 15 (Billy Richmond III 5). Total fouls--Gonzaga 23, Arkansas 13.
Technical fouls--Gonzaga-DIOP, Massamba, Arkansas-Miikka Muurinen. A-16436
Arkansas vs Gonzaga. Played at Bud Walton Arena.