FAYETTEVILLE — It may not have been fun in the moment, but Arkansas’ late-game collapse at TCU in an exhibition that didn’t count is already paying dividends.
Just five days after blowing a 13-point lead down the stretch, the No. 16 Razorbacks avoided squandering an even larger lead and eventually pulled away for a 76-60 win over Lipscomb in their season opener at Bud Walton Arena.
Down by 15 about midway through the second half, the Bisons used an 11-0 run over a three-minute span to pull within 60-56, but unlike the Horned Frogs, they couldn’t get over the hump.