No. 16 Arkansas downs Lipscomb in John Calipari’s debut

Freshman Boogie Fland scored 17 points in his collegiate debut and No. 16 Arkansas’ defense down the stretch was the difference in a 76-60 win over Lipscomb on Thursday in Fayetteville, Ark., in the Razorbacks’ season opener.It was the first game for Arkansas under coach John Calipari.The Razorbacks led by 11 points at halftime and by 15 near the midpoint of the second half before Lipscomb rallied to within 60-56 with just under eight minutes remaining.Arkansas was then bailed out by Zvonimir Ivisic, who canned a 3-pointer as the shot clock was set to expire and added three-point play to build the advantage back to 10 points with 5:54 to go.From there, the Razorbacks cruised to the finish, as Lipscomb went more than seven minutes without a field goal until breaking the streak with 41 seconds to go.Johnell Davis added 15 points for Arkansas (1-0), while Ivisic had 12. The Razorbacks shot 56.7 percent from the floor despite going just 4-for-19 from beyond the 3-point arc.Jacob Ognacevic led the Bisons (1-1) with 16 points, with Gyasi Powell and Will Pruitt scoring 12 each. Lipscomb made just 38.7 percent of its field-goal attempts.

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