Arkansas Handles Drake, 79-72, in Music City Classic Opener

November 25, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Arkansas women’s basketball (6-1) led Drake (1-4) wire-to-wire to pick up its first win away from Bud Walton Arena of the 2025-26 season.

The Hogs defeated the Bulldogs, 79-77, and led by as many as 18 points. Senior guard Taleyah Jones led the Razorbacks with 15 points.

First Quarter – 20-12

Arkansas controlled the tip but came up empty on its first possession.
Freshman Bonnie Deas scored the first point of the game, a free throw. Taleyah Jones grabbed the rebound on the missed free throw and Ashlynn Chlarson made a layup to put the Hogs up 3-0.
The Razorbacks forced a shot clock violation up 7-0 and Drake called a timeout.
Emily Robinson forced two turnovers and the Hogs scored 11 of their 20 points off turnovers.
Arkansas went on a nearly 3-minute drought from the field but continued to score from the free-throw line, going 8-10 in the first quarter.
Drake made a pair of threes on eight attempts.

Second Quarter – 43-26

Jenna Lawrence made a jumper to open the second and followed it up with Arkansas’ first three of the game to put the Hogs up 25-14.
Wyvette Mayberry connected from three at the 6-minute mark to put the Razorbacks up 31-18
Arkansas went on another 3-minute field goal drought, ended by Lawrence’s three at the 2:02 mark.
With 1:25 to go, Deas grabbed a pair of offensive rebounds and completed a no-look pass to Mayberry for her second three of the game.
Lawrence went 5-7 from the field and led Arkansas with 12 points.
The Hogs scored 13 points off 12 turnovers and out-rebounded the Bulldogs, 23-17, in the first half.

Third Quarter – 61-46

Drake opened the first half with back-to-back layups but went missed its next four attempts.
Jones completed the old-fashioned three-point play to put the Hogs back up by 16 points.
Maria Anais Rodriguez scored back-to-back jumpers to end the Bulldogs’ 6-0 run.
Jones scored back-to-back to give Arkansas an 18-point lead, its largest of the game. Jones scored 10 of her 15 points in the third.
Deas added three more rebounds.
The Hogs led by 15 points at the end of the third despite being outscored 20-18

Fourth Quarter – 79-72

Arkansas scored on its first two possessions on the fourth via Rodriguez and Lawrence.
Drake cut the Hogs’ lead to 10 points with a 7-0 run with under 8 minutes to play.
The Razorbacks responded with their own 7-0 run.
The Bulldogs ended the game on a 9-0 run and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to cut the deficit to single digits.

Game Notes

Arkansas led by double digits for 29:23.
The Hogs forced 22 turnovers, the most by a Razorback opponent since the 2022-23 season.
Deas nearly picked up her fourth double-double and finished one point shy with 9 points and 13 rebounds.
Five Hogs finished in double figures: Jones (15), Lawrence (14), Mayberry (12), Rodriguez (10) and Deas (13 rebounds).
The Razorbacks played with their smallest rotation of the season, with eight players seeing the court.
The Hogs improved to 3-1 against Drake all-time.
The Bulldogs were led by Quinn Vice, with 21 points, and shot 49.1% (28-57) from the field.
Arkansas shot 44.6% (29-65) from the field and made 16 free throws out of 22 attempts.

Up Next

Arkansas will face Southern Illinois (1-3) in the final game of the Music City Classic on Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. CT. The Salukis lost to Winthrop, 75-61, on Tuesday.

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