Overview
- Trevon Brazile scored 21 points, with 17 in the first half, and made a pivotal late block before sealing the game with an alley‑oop dunk.
- Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. posted his first double-double with 17 points and a season-high 10 assists, and Meleek Thomas added 17 points.
- Malique Ewin delivered 12 points and nine rebounds in limited minutes after targeted film prep, including seven offensive boards that blunted Louisville’s surge.
- Arkansas controlled the glass 46-36 and converted 18 offensive rebounds into 27 second-chance points, while Louisville shot 8-for-37 from three.
- John Calipari told fans to stop “overrated” chants postgame, Louisville coach Pat Kelsey called the performance unacceptable, and CBS Sports’ Top 25 And 1 moved Arkansas up to No. 12.