Lipscomb vs. Arkansas: Box score, stats, game summary and more ft. D.J. Wagner

John Calipari's era at Arkansas began on Wednesday night as the Razorbacks welcomed Lipscomb to town. The coach left Kentucky earlier this year to start something new in Fayetteville and there's already a lot of anticipation about what he will achieve at the program.

The Razorbacks brought back only one scholarship player from last season, Trevon Brazile. Calipari aggressively tapped into the transfer portal and recruited multiple prospects from high school to construct a roster designed for a strong postseason run this year.

Lipscomb entered the game an underdog after recording a 77-72 victory over Duquesne in the season opener and fancied their chances of an upset. The Bisons boast a couple of talents on its roster, including Jacob Organevic, who recorded a double in the previous game.

Arkansas entered the game as a 14-point favorite with total points set at 159.

Lipscomb vs. Arkansas box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
Lipscomb	28	32	60
Arkansas	39	37	76

Lipscomb Bisons

Name	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
J. Ognacevic	5-12	1-5	5-6	0	6	6	1	0	0	4	3	16
C. Williams	1-5	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	3
G. Powell	5-12	2-6	0-1	0	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	12
J. Anderson	2-5	2-5	0-0	0	5	5	3	3	0	3	2	6
W. Pruitt	4-12	3-6	1-1	1	7	8	0	0	1	2	2	12
R. Houck	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
G. Asman	2-6	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	1	1	0	3	2	4
M. White	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
L. Suber	2-3	0-0	1-1	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	2	5

Arkansas Razorbacks

Name	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Z. Ivisic	5-6	1-2	1-2	1	2	3	0	1	3	2	2	12
A. Thiero	4-6	0-1	0-2	1	3	4	1	3	0	0	3	8
B. Fland	7-18	1-8	2-2	0	3	3	3	1	0	1	0	17
J. Davis	7-12	1-4	0-0	1	5	6	1	1	1	2	0	15
D.J. Wagner	3-7	0-1	1-1	0	2	2	2	1	0	3	2	7
B. Richmond III	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	4
K. Knox	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	5
T. Brazile	3-5	0-0	0-0	1	7	8	1	2	0	1	2	6
J. Aidoo	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	2

Lipscomb vs. Arkansas summary

It was a great start to the John Calipari era at Arkansas as the Razorbacks secured a crucial win over visiting Lipscomb at the Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday night. The victory points the Razorbacks in the right direction as they aim to achieve something big this season.

Arkansas was the more clinical team in the encounter, converting 54.0% of its field goal attempts. Lipscomb, on the other hand, had a 37.9% field goal percentage. The Bisons were, however, the better team in terms of 3-point conversion, boasting 33.3% to the Razorbacks’ 21.1%.

The Razorbacks also led total rebounds in the contest with 35 while the Bisons had 29. Furthermore, Arkansas had 10 assists, 11 steals and six blocks, which were crucial to the win. Lipscomb, on the flip side, ended with eight assists, eight steals and just one block.

Freshman Boogie Fland had a brilliant college basketball debut. The guard scored the most points in the game with 17 while also boasting three rebounds, three assists and one steal. The former Kentucky commit flipped to Arkansas after Calipari's departure and will be crucial for the Razorbacks this season.

Jacob Ognacevic was the standout star for Lipscomb. The forward led the team in points with 16 while converting 5-of-12 field goal attempts as well as 5-of-6 free throw attempts. He also recorded six rebounds and one assist in the game.

It's a crucial debut win overall for John Calipari at Arkansas. The coach has the responsibility of steering the program into significant success and he's been able to get off to a great start in Fayetteville.