HawgBeat - Arkansas Basketball Production Report: Mitchell steps up against Bulldogs
HawgBeat breaks down Arkansas' top performers, stats and more from Friday's win over Gardner-Webb.
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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman said his 14th-ranked Razorbacks took a step back as far as depth goes during an 86-68 win over Gardner-Webb inside Bud Walton Arena on Friday.
Temple transfer guard Khalif Battle led the team in scoring for the second straight game to start the season, as he notched 21 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field. Big man Makhi Mitchell brought down five boards and blocked four shots to prove he should be in the rotation moving forward.
Other performances that will be highlighted below helped the Hogs past the Bulldogs, but a slow start and a bad finish from bench players looking to become rotational pieces left Musselman disappointed.
"We gave guys an opportunity tonight, and we did not play very well the last nine minutes of the game — at all," Musselman said after the game.
As far as the rotation moving forward goes, Musselman had a pretty straight forward opinion on where things stand.
"Oh, it's drilled down," Musselman said of the rotation. "I can already tell you that. Tonight was... you play your way in or you play your way out."
HawgBeat has a breakdown of stats, the starting five, notable performers, our most valuable player and more...
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