Arkansas
#18 Arkansas Gets Hot From Deep to Defeat Troy
FAYETTEVILLE – The 18th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks, behind a career-high night from Zvonimir Ivisic and 19 points from Adou Thiero, used a 12-2 run and later a 7-0 run to pull away from Troy in the second half for a 65-49 victory Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena.
The Razorbacks trailed most of the first half and were down three (32-29) with 17:09 left. Ivisic hit the second of his six 3-pointers on the night to tie the game and Johnell Davis followed with a layup to give Arkansas a lead it would not relinquish the rest of the game. That started the 12-2 run and the Razorbacks were 5-of-5 from the field over the span.
Myles Rigsby answered with a pair of jumpers to work the Trojans’ deficit down to three (41-38) with 12:08 remaining. However, Thiero made a jumper and slammed home an alley-oop before Boogie Fland capped a 7-0 run to go up 10. Troy ended the run with a free throw before Ivisic drained another 3-pointer to give the Hogs a double-digit lead the rest of the game.
Ivisic scored a career-high 19 points, making a career-high 6-of-7 from 3-point range, while adding a career-high five blocked shots and three steals. Sixteen of Ivisic’s points (5-of-6 from deep) and four of his blocks came in the second half.
Thiero also scored 19 points, including 12 in the second half, with seven rebounds. Fland, like Thiero, threatened a double-double as well with 12 points and seven assists.
Troy was led by Jackson Fields (13 points) and Rigsby (12 points).
Arkansas returns to action next Monday (Nov. 18) to host Pacific. Tipoff is set for 7 pm and the game will be broadcast on SEC Network Plus.
FIRST HALF: Arkansas 26 – Troy 27
• Both teams struggled from deep, going a combined 5-of-22. Troy was 3-of-11 and Arkansas was 2-of-11.
• Also, the teams were a combined 6-of-8 at the line. Arkansas was 4-of-5 and Troy was 2-of-3.
• Troy out-rebounded the Hogs, 24-15.
• Adou Thiero led Arkansas with seven points.
• Arkansas blocked five shots, including two by Zvonimir Ivisic.
• Arkansas forced 11 turnovers thanks to eight steals.
• Arkansas only led once in the first half, 18-16, at 6:13. There were four ties.
SECOND HALF: Arkansas 39 – Troy 22
• It was a tale of two halves. Arkansas shot 29.4% from the field in the first half and 63.6% in the second. Arkansas was 8-of-12 from 3-point range in the period.
• Troy was held to 35.7% shooting in the half and was 0-of-8 from 3-point range.
• Arkansas had 11 of its 14 assists in the second half.
• While Arkansas was out-rebounded for the game, the Hogs held a 15-to-12 rebound advantage in the final 20 minutes.
GAME NOTES:
- Arkansas’ starting lineup was Boogie Fland, D.J. Wagner, Johnell Davis, Adou Thiero and Trevon Brazile.
- Arkansas won the opening tip.
- Troy’s Thomas Dowd scored the game’s first points, a 3-pointer at 19:07. Adou Thiero scored Arkansas’ first points, an old-fashion 3-point play at 18:49.
- Karter Knox was Arkansas’ first sub.
- Arkansas has won five straight in the series with Troy and leads the all-time series versus the Trojans, 6-1.
- Trevon Brazile and Jonas Aidoo both played in the first half but sat out the second due to injury.
- Ivisic is the only Hog (dating back to 1996-97) to have at least four made 3-pointers, four blocks and three steals. He is also the only 7-footer in Arkansas history to make at least five 3-pointers in a game. The previous best was Connor Vanover making four. (HogStats)
- Ivisic going 6-of-7 (87.5%) from deep, he ties for the second-best 3-point shooting percentage in a game by a Hog with 7+ attempts, behind Jannero Pargo, 87.5% (7-8) – vs Florida, 1/26/2002, and tying Patrick Beverley, 85.7% (6-7) – vs Southeast Missouri St., 11/10/2006. (HogStats)
- Arkansas had 16 steals, the most since getting 16 versus Bradley on Dec. 17, 2022.
- Arkansas forced 24 turnovers, the most by an opponent since Bradley had 27 on Dec. 17, 2022.
- Arkansas is now 21-9 all-time when ranked #18 in the AP poll. The last time it won as the #18 team was Feb. 26, 2022 vs #6 Kentucky (75-73). Coach Calipari is 23-6 all-time when his team is ranked #18 in the AP poll, including a 13-1 mark at home.
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17-19-21-45-48, Powerball: 13, Power Play: 2
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Midday: 8-6-8
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07-17-23-28-32
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07-08-20-24-42, Bonus: 05
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When are the Arkansas Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Cash 3 Midday: 12:59 p.m. CT daily except Sunday.
- Cash 3 Evening: 6:59 p.m. CT daily.
- Cash 4 Midday: 12:59 p.m. CT daily except Sunday.
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- Lucky For Life: 9:30 p.m. CT daily.
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- LOTTO: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.
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Arkansas
Latest Peppermint Hippo court filing alleges misconduct by Arkansas officials, asks for liquor license reinstatement
Video: Peppermint Hippo appeals liquor license revocation before Alcoholic Beverage Control board
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The latest court filing by a lawyer representing the Peppermint Hippo gentlemen’s club alleges misconduct by an Arkansas agency and its department head.
The filing asks that the club’s liquor license be reinstated pending judicial review of the January 2026 decision to revoke it. It alleges that Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Director Christy Bjornson “tainted the entire administrative proceedings.”
The filing alleges Bjornson had ex parte, or single-sided, conversations with Peter Riberiro about the death of his brother, John Riberiro. John Riberiro was killed in November 2021 after being ejected from the club and climbing a fence alongside Interstate 40, where he was hit by a car.
Peter Riberiro contacted ABC by email in February 2025, calling for the club’s license to be revoked. Bjornson replied to the email personally, and she and ABC Director of Enforcement David Potter then had a series of phone conferences with Peter Riberiro and his attorney through January 2026, ex parte communications since Peppermint Hippo representatives were not included, the filing alleges.
The filing also alleges that Bjornson acted with “extreme bias” in the club’s list of violations, including those that had previously been investigated and found unfounded. Bjornson determined the club was in violation, then looked for evidence substantiating her views, the filing alleges.
The state maintains, in a separate filing, that Bjornson’s communications were not ex parte under Arkansas law because she was acting as an administrator and the final decision was made by the ABC board, not her. Even if she was, the state’s filing continues, the decision to revoke was due to “substantial evidence and was neither arbitrary, capricious, nor an abuse of discretion.”
A hearing about the reinstatement is scheduled for Aug. 3 in Pulaski County Circuit Court.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It may be hard to believe in the present day, but Arkansas did beat a Nick Saban-coached team once upon a time. Twice, actually.
Of course, it occurred when Saban was the head coach at LSU, not Alabama, where his Crimson Tide squads beat Arkansas 17 times in a row.
But all the way back in 2000, just months after Nolan Richardson’s Hoop Hogs delivered an SEC Tournament title, the Razorbacks beat LSU 14-3 at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock in Saban’s first campaign in Baton Rouge.
Do those circumstances sound familiar?
Yes, they might just be coincidences, but John Calipari’s team did cut down the nets in Bridgestone Arena on March 15 after winning the SEC Tournament.
Arkansas football is preparing to host LSU this fall (albeit in Fayetteville, not Little Rock) and the Tigers have a first-year head coach of their own in Saban protege Lane Kiffin.
Kiffin, of course, isn’t new to the SEC or Arkansas fans. The Razorbacks went 2-4 against Kiffin during his six years as the head coach at Ole Miss.
However, he does give the Razorbacks an opportunity, while a seemingly small one, to do something they haven’t done since beating the Tigers with Saban calling the shots in 2000: beat an LSU team led by a first-year head coach.
Teams led by first-year head coaches are supposedly more vulnerable and susceptible to defeat, though that trend has been largely nullified in the modern era due to the transfer portal and NIL.
Arkansas didn’t seem to get that memo, however. In its last three games against LSU when the Tigers had a first-year head coach, it lost all three.
Les Miles’ first LSU team beat the Hogs in a 19-17 nailbiter in Baton Rouge in 2005, though the 4-6 Razorbacks were surprisingly competitive against a 9-1 LSU squad.
In 2017, Ed Orgeron’s maiden voyage as LSU’s HC included a 33-10 rout of the Razorbacks at Tiger Stadium against a wounded Austin Allen.
In 2022, Arkansas gave LSU, the eventual SEC West champions, all it could handle in a 13-10 loss in Brian Kelly’s first tussle with the Hogs on what resembled more of a frozen tundra than Razorback Stadium.
Is there much hope for Arkansas and Ryan Silverfield to beat LSU on Nov. 28? Not really, and understandably so. Kiffin is not your average first-year head coach.
He’ll have an immensely talented QB in Sam Leavitt under center and a roster that could contend for a College Football Playoff berth or even an SEC title.
But depending on how Arkansas’ first 11 games of 2026 go, the Hogs could be playing for more than pride. There is potential for Arkansas to be fighting for bowl eligibility in Week 13 should it find victories against the likes of Utah, Auburn and South Carolina.
A win would be the Razorbacks’ first over their border rival at home since 2014. That’s not to mention the inherent nostalgia that will come with the Battle for the Golden Boot returning to its rightful place on the college football schedule as a Thanksgiving weekend rivalry game.
All that’s left for Silverfield to do is to dial up some 2000 magic and try and become the first man since Houston Nutt to beat the LSU Tigers with a first-year head coach on the opposite sideline.
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