Editing Zvonimi Ivisic Sparks No. 18 Arkansas Against Troy

No. 18 Arkansas rode a hot second half from Zvonimi Ivisic to overcome a pesky Troy team 65-49 in a nonconference home win on Wednesday night in Fayetteville, Ark.<br><br>Ivisic, who scored 19 points and blocked five shots, provided a second-half spark off the bench as he shot 5 of 6 from 3-point range and scored 16 points after intermission. Adou Thiero also had 19 points and added seven rebounds while Boogie Fland added 12 points.<br><br>Jackson Fields led Troy with 13 points while Myles Rigsby added 12.<br><br>Using its 2-3 zone, Troy (2-1) thwarted the Razorbacks' offensive flow. In the first half, Arkansas (2-1) shot an air ball on its first possession for a shot-clock violation, missed two dunks, shot 29 percent from the field and made just 2 of 11 shots from 3-point range.<br><br>Even with 12 first-half turnovers, Troy was able to hold a 27-26 halftime lead. The [https://topofblogs.com/?s=Razorbacks Razorbacks] caught fire from the field in the second half, shooting 64 percent from the field and 67 percent from 3-point range.<br><br>Arkansas used a 13-4 second-half run to turn a one-point lead into a 10-point advantage, as Fland's corner 3 in transition gave the Hogs a 48-38 lead with under 11 minutes to play. Ivisic scored nine straight Razorback points on the 3-pointers as the Razorbacks' lead grew to 57-43 with 5:26 left in the game.<br><br>Troy entered the game holding opponents to less than 40 percent shooting from the field and a Rigsby 3 [https://www.wonderhowto.com/search/allowed/ allowed] the Trojans to jump out to a 6-3 lead at the first media timeout. Rigsby hit a short jumper and  [https://selli.desa.id/?mencak=sensa69 bokep] converted the three-point play to give Troy an 11-5 lead at the 13:58 mark of the first half.<br><br>An 8-0 run gave Arkansas its only lead in the first half at 18-16 on a Johnell Davis jumper at the 6:13 mark. But Rigsby and Fields hit 3-pointers to put Troy back up 21-18.<br><br>Fland's first points of the game came off a 3 that tied the game 21-21 with 3:32 to go in the first half.<br><br>--Field Level Media`