FAYETTEVILLE -- Moses Kingsley put up Bobby Portis numbers to lead Arkansas past Southern University 86-68 in the season opener Friday night in Walton Arena before an announced crowd of 6,603.
With Portis -- last season's SEC player of the year -- in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls, Kingsley is now the Razorbacks' No. 1 big man, and the 6-10 junior put up career highs of 22 points, 12 rebounds, 5 blocked shots and 3 steals in 24 minutes. He made 8 of 8 field-goal attempts, including some jump shots, and 6 of 11 free throws.
"What a performance by Moses Kingsley," Arkansas Coach Mike Anderson said.