Calipari picks up his 20th win over Louisville, this time with Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — John Calipari was in familiar territory Wednesday night. The only real change was the uniform.

Calipari’s No. 25 Arkansas team beat No. 6 Louisville 89-80 , handling the Cardinals from the opening tip. Louisville didn’t lead once in the game. Calipari moved to 20-8 all-time against the Cards, with a majority of those wins coming when he coached Kentucky from 2009-2024.

With Calipari in just his second season in Fayetteville, he relied on a longtime Arkansas player to lead the way.

Trevon Brazile, in his fourth season with the Razorbacks, was the only player who stayed on the roster when Calipari took over for Eric Musselman ahead of the 2024-25 season. Brazile scored 21 points, including 17 in the first half, on 8 of 11 shooting. His emphatic alley-oop dunk