A disruptive start to the 2023-24 college basketball season continued Wednesday night in Fayetteville, Ark., as No. 7 Duke was defeated by Arkansas, 80–75, in front of a record-setting crowd at Bud Walton Arena.
The Razorbacks (5–3) achieved the upset victory without leading scorer Travon Fall, who was stretchered off the court after a hard fall against North Carolina. Senior Khalif Battle scored a team-high 21 points off the bench. Sophomore Trevon Brazile, who played only nine games last season due to a knee injury, added 19 points while hitting four of seven three-point shots.
Duke was led by Kyle Filipowski, who recorded 26 points and 10 rebounds. Jeremy Roach added 22 points for the Blue Devils, who suffered their second loss of the young season.
