Zvonimi Ivisic Sparks No. 18 Arkansas Against Troy
Ivisic, who scored 19 points and blocked five shots, provided a second-half spark off the bench as he shot 5 of 6 from 3-point range and scored 16 points after intermission. Adou Thiero also had 19 points and Ceramica sassuolo added seven rebounds while Boogie Fland added 12 points.
Even with 12 first-half turnovers, Troy was able to hold a 27-26 halftime lead. The Razorbacks caught fire from the field in the second half, Vendita diretta piastrelle shooting 64 percent from the field and 67 percent from 3-point range.
Troy entered the game holding opponents to less than 40 percent shooting from the field and a Rigsby 3 allowed the Trojans to jump out to a 6-3 lead at the first media timeout. Rigsby hit a short jumper and converted the three-point play to give Troy an 11-5 lead at the 13:58 mark of the first half.
Arkansas used a 13-4 second-half run to turn a one-point lead into a 10-point advantage, as Fland's corner 3 in transition gave the Hogs a 48-38 lead with under 11 minutes to play. Ivisic scored nine straight Razorback points on the 3-pointers as the Razorbacks' lead grew to 57-43 with 5:26 left in the game.
Using its 2-3 zone, Troy (2-1) thwarted the Razorbacks' offensive flow. In the first half, Arkansas (2-1) shot an air ball on its first possession for a shot-clock violation, missed two dunks, shot 29 percent from the field and made just 2 of 11 shots from 3-point range.
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