Photo courtesy of University of Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE – For the second year in a row, Arkansas hosted the preseason No. 1 team in the nation in a charity exhibition and, for the second year in a row, the 16th-ranked Razorbacks thrilled a sold-out Bud Walton Arena with an 85-69 victory over Kansas.
The game, sponsored by CareSource, will benefit Arkansas Children’s Hospitals and Fore The Kids Foundation, a partner of Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, with its proceeds.
CareSource is sponsoring a series of charity exhibition matchups that benefit adolescent and young adult mental health and suicide prevention initiatives, including Jay’s Light and other mental health organizations. Other games in the series this year include Ohio State at Cincinnati on Oct. 18 and Dayton hosting Xavier on Oct. 20.
Arkansas was led by guards D.J. Wagner and Boogie Fland, who scored 24 and 22 points, respectively. Fland also had six of the teams 12 steals and five assists. Zvonimir Ivisic added 18 points, six rebounds, and four assists.
Kansas got 26 points from Dajuan Harris Jr., on 11-of-17 shooting from the field including 4-of-5 from 3-point range. Rakease Passmore was the only other Jayhawk in double figures with 11 points.
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