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No. 25 Arkansas upsets No. 6 Louisville, hands Cardinals first loss of the season
- Arkansas beat Louisville 89-80 at Bud Walton Arena in the ACC-SEC challenge, giving Louisville its first loss of the season.
- Trevon Brazile led Arkansas with 21 points, while Darius Acuff added a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
- Arkansas dominated the first half, leading 49-27 at halftime before Louisville battled back in the second period.
- Louisville was led by Mikel Brown with 22 points as four Cardinals reached double figures.
- Arkansas outshot Louisville around 42% from the floor but won the rebounding battle 46-36 and benefited from 35 free throws.
- Arkansas coach Eric Musselman praised his team for being more connected and getting separation late, citing defense and rebounding.
- The win marked Arkansas’s sixth win of the season as they navigated a challenging non-conference schedule.
- Diverse scoring from Louisville included Conwell with 15 and Fru with 14 points, but it was not enough to overcome Arkansas.
- The game provided Arkansas with a firm non-conference resume boost and a bounce-back performance after a previous Thanksgiving loss to Duke.
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