Scoring Recap
STARTING LINEUPS
Kansas
- AJ Storr
- Dajuan Harris Jr.
- Zeke Mayo
- KJ Adams Jr.
- Flory Bidunga
Arkansas
- Boogie Fland
- Adou Thiero
- Karter Knox
- D.J. Wagner
- Zvonimir Ivisic
FIRST QUARTER
9:21 - D.J. Wagner sinks Arkansas' first bucket with a 3-pointer courtesy of a Boogie Fland assist. (3-2, Arkansas)
6:17 - The lone returning player from a year ago, Trevon Brazile checked in for the Hogs to a nice ovation. Less than 30 seconds later, Brazile slammed an alley oop from Fland that hit off the backboard. (16-9, Arkansas)
4:44 - Arkansas was 6-of-7 from the field to start and Wagner had a team-high eight points at the first media timeout. (16-14, Arkansas)
0:00 - Kansas ended the first quarter on three-plus minute scoring drought. Wagner and Fland led all scorers with eight points each in the first 10 minutes of play. (25-17, Arkansas)
SECOND QUARTER
8:32 - Zvonimir "Big Z" Ivisic made his first three of the game to get the 7-foot-2 big man to seven points. (30-19, Arkansas)
6:01 - Wagner hit a basket and drew a foul, then hit the ensuing free throw to complete a 3-point play and push his game total to 13 points. (35-25, Arkansas)
2:43 - With his team in the midst of a 2:30 scoring drought, Calipari called a timeout to chat with the Razorbacks. (37-29, Arkansas)
1:42 - Fland made a nice cut inside and laid in a basket to get him to 13 points and also push the Hogs' lead to 13. (42-29, Arkansas)
0:00 (HALF) - Fland's 14 points was good to lead all scorers at the break. (43-32, Arkansas)
HALFTIME STATS
THIRD QUARTER
8:32 - After a defensive stop, Adou Thiero took the ball in transition and slammed it down for his first bucket of the night. (51-33, Arkansas)
6:12 - Ivisic slammed down a dunk to give him 11 points on the evening and put the Hogs up by 18 over the Jayhawks. (56-38, Arkansas)
2:37 - Johnell "Nelly" Davis hits his first 3-pointer of the game to make it a 20-point lead for the Razorbacks. (61-41, Arkansas)
0:00 - Kansas ended the third quarter on a 7-2 run to trim the lead to 15 by the time the buzzer sounded. (65-50, Arkansas)
FOURTH QUARTER
7:28 - At the first break in action of the final quarter, both teams have just two buckets in the period. Fland hit a three for Arkansas to push his game total to 20 points. (68-52, Arkansas)
6:22 - After a 3-pointer from Kansas made it a 13-point game, Karter Knox converted a 3-point play on the ensuing Arkansas possession. (71-55, Arkansas)
4:59 - Back-to-back buckets from Kansas' Dajuan Harris Jr. prompted a timeout by Calipari. (73-59, Arkansas)
3:37 - Arkansas countered Kansas' run with back-to-back steals and scores. (77-61, Arkansas)
0:00 (FINAL) - Arkansas 85, Kansas 69
FINAL STATS
PREGAME
HawgBeat spotted Trevon Brazile, Boogie Fland, Adou Thiero, Billy Richmond III, Kartern Knox, Johnell Davis, Zvonimir Ivisic and D.J. Wagner going through pregame shootaround. Jonas Aidoo is not dressed for Friday's game.
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Arkansas basketball is once again set to host one of the nation's elite programs for a preseason charity exhibition, as the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks will face the Razorbacks on Friday evening at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. The game is set for an 8 p.m. CT tipoff and it will be televised on SEC Network.
The matchup will mark the first ever look at the Hoop Hogs under first-year head coach John Calipari. Arkansas has a roster that features three highly-touted freshmen, five key transfers and one returning scholarship player in forward Trevon Brazile.
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Arkansas and Kansas haven't met in Fayetteville since Dec. 6, 1986, when the Jayhawks defeated the Razorbacks, 103-86. The Hogs won the most-recent matchup, though, by defeating Kansas, 72-71, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in the 2022-23 season. Kansas leads the all-time series, 8-6.
Calipari is familiar with Kansas head coach Bill Self, who defeated the Calipari-led Memphis Tigers in the 2008 national championship game. According to Calipari, he's friends with Self and the two coaches might choose to feature situational work in Friday's exhibition, but it will be a real game with quarters instead of halves.
"Let’s play zone for five minutes," Calipari said Oct. 1. "Let’s press each other. Let’s do situation work, two- three-minute situations. We're up eight, then we're down eight. Let's see how we play. Why not? It's good for both programs."
Calipari provided clarification in a tweet Thursday for any fans not sure what the format of the contest will look like.
"This is a REAL exhibition game," Calipari said. "Bill Self and I both talked about what our teams need and we decided on quarters which will provide more situational opportunities. We are looking forward to an incredible atmosphere in Bud Walton Arena tomorrow night! Can’t wait to walk out of the home teams tunnel for the first time! Let’s do this!:
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The new Head Hog also made it a point of emphasis to temper expectations as his team is littered with new faces that have yet to play a game against outside competition.
"Probably going to get stung pretty good," Calipari said. "But it's perfect for us to figure out where we are right now. For our fans to see where we are. The staff, everyone, has an idea of where we are right now, and that we've got work to do. I've never promised to have a magic wand."
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Arkansas hosted Purdue, which was ranked No. 1 in several preseason polls, last season for preseason charity exhibition. Led by former coach Eric Musselman, the Razorbacks won 81-77 in overtime against the Boilermakers.
The Hogs own a 73-10 all-time record in exhibition games, including a 64-9 mark at home, where they've won 37 straight exhibitions.
Friday's exhibition is sponsored by CareSource. Arkansas will donate proceeds to Arkansas Children's Hospitals and Kansas will donate to Fore The Kids Foundation, a partner of Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.
Below are details on how to watch and links to watch, plus all of our content leading up to the game.
How to Watch/Listen
Who: No. 16 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks
What: Preseason charity exhibition
When: Friday, Oct. 25 at 8:00 p.m. CT
Where: Bud Walton Arena — Fayetteville, Arkansas
TV/Stream: SEC Network/Watch ESPN
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