John Calipari won his debut as Arkansas' coach when the 16th-ranked Razorbacks held off a second-half rally by Lipscomb and pulled away for a 76-60 victory Wednesday night.

Sporting a burgundy blazer, Calipari navigated some tense moments with his new team as he began the fourth head coaching stint of his college basketball career. Lipscomb, which was picked to win the Atlantic Sun, led 17-12 early as Arkansas worked through some early jitters.

John Calipari won his debut as Arkansas coach when the 16th-ranked Razorbacks held off a second-half rally by Lipscomb and pulled away for a 76-60 victory Wednesday night. Freshman guard Boogie Fland scored 17 points and Florida Atlantic transfer Johnell Davis added 15 for Arkansas.

As Arkansas looks to get its season underway, the Razorbacks are not taking the Lipscomb Bisons lightly, the Bisons picked up a 77-72 win over the Duquesne Dukes on Monday. "[Lipscomb coach Lennie Acuff] built one of the better offensive teams in the country,

Freshman Boogie Fland scored 17 points in his collegiate debut and No. 16 Arkansas' defense down the stretch was the difference in a 76-60 win over Lipscomb on Thursday in