The visiting Trojans were making their first-ever trip to Bud Walton Arena and were clearly the inferior of the two teams. Arkansas coach Eric Musselman mixed up his usual rotations in favor of some new looks and the Hogs made it work.
Little Rock, which was picked to finished middle of the Sun Belt pack, simply had no answer for Arkansas’ size and speed. Five Hogs players scored in double figures led by Au’Diese Toney, who had 16 of his 18 in the first half, and JD Notae, who had 16 of his 18 in the second half.
Stanley Umude, Devo Davis and Chris Lykes also scored in double figures for the Razorbacks.