Box Score Fayetteville, Ark. - Arkansas is the only state in North America where you can find a diamond field. More than 33,100 diamonds have been found by visitors here since the Crater of Diamonds became an Arkansas state park in 1972. Unfortunately, the Fordham men's basketball team did not find any diamonds tonight in Arkansas, falling to the tenth-ranked University of Arkansas, 74-48, in Bud Walton Arena.
With the loss, Fordham evens its record at 1-1 while Arkansas improves to 2-0.
Grad student guard
Darius Quisenberry and freshman forward
Elijah Gray each netted ten points for Fordham.
The Rams jumped out to an early 7-2 lead 2:1 into the game on a pair of Charlton baskets and a three-pointer from
Kyle Rose. But the Fordham offense then went cold as Arkansas used a 28-4 run to build a 30-11 lead with 3:33 left in the half.
The Rams managed to outscore the Razorbacks 10-2 over the final three minutes of the half to cut the deficit to eleven at the break, 32-21.
A Moore three-point play 18 seconds into the second half made it an eight-point game, 32-24, but Arkansas used a 20-7 run to take a commanding 21-point lead, 52-31, with 11:16 remaining.
Takeaways
• Freshman Elijah Graham scored his first collegiate basket in the game.
• It was Fordham's first game in the Natural State.
• The last Fordham win over a Power 5 school was a 72-66 victory over Georgia Tech in 2011
• Members of freshman
Luke Hardenburg's family made the drive up from Dallas to attend the game.
• Fordham assistant coach Ronald Roman played on the 2010 Dominic Republic National Team that was coached by current Arkansas head coach Eric Mussleman.
• Arkansas is celebrating the 100th anniversary of men's basketball
• The Rams saw a couple of familiar foes in the red uniforms tonight in twins Makhi and Makhel Mitchell, who played the past two years at Rhode Island.
• From the "I bet you didn't know this" department: It is against state law to mispronounce the word "Arkansas" while in the state. So do not pronounce the final s.
• Oh, and if you find a diamond mine at the Crater of Diamonds park it's the only place in the world that allows you to keep it.
By the Numbers
12.5 – Three-point shooting percentage by Arkansas as the Rams held the Razorbacks to hitting just two of 16 long distance shots.
17– Bench points for Fordham, led by ten from
Elijah Gray.
19,200 – Attendance at the game, the largest crowd for a Fordham game since a game at Syracuse in 2013 had 22,667.
What's Next?
• The Rams return to the historic Rose Hill Gym to host the University of New Hampshire on Tuesday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m.
• It will be the second meeting between Fordham and New Hampshire on the hardwood
• The Rams took the first meeting, 60-56, on December 23, 2008 in the Rose Hill Gym.
• Fordham is 16-4 all-time against schools currently in the America East.
