Arkansas pulled away after halftime, using hot shooting and solid defense to cruise past Central Arkansas 93-56 in Fayetteville
The UCA Bears (1-1) head to Fayetteville to challenge the Arkansas Razorbacks (1-1) Tuesday at 7 p.m., live on SEC+.
Sugar Bears challenged Razorbacks deep into overtime, led by Kemp’s 19 and Stephens’ 16-16 effort, but came up short.
UCA stayed poised at plate and on defense, recording five hits and scoring three runs, forcing Hogs into chunk plays
Games against Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Razorbacks will give Tony Kemper "challenging test" for season starting Nov. 4.
Razorbacks will be coming to Little Rock area to play UCA this basketball season, but where and when not known.