Here’s a closer look at everything that happened in Arkansas’ 76-60 season-opening victory over Lipscomb on Wednesday night.
The John Calipari era at Arkansas officially started with a win on Wednesday night as the Razorbacks overcame some sloppy play to beat Lipscomb, 76-60. The Hogs (1-0, 0-0 SEC) took an 11-point lead into halftime and increased it to as much as 15 before the Bison made things interesting again midway through the second half.
Lipscomb (1-1, 0-0 ASUN) went on an 11-0 run over nearly four minutes of game time before Zvonimir Ivisic’s three-pointer stopped the bleeding for the Hogs. That spurred a quick 6-0 run to give the Razorbacks some breathing room. Arkansas made five 0f their last six shots from the field while Lipscomb was one of their last nine and had four turnovers over the final 4:14…