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Strong defensive performance lifts Arkansas basketball over Fresno State

NORTH LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari said Fresno State played a similar style to Louisville.

Not identical. But similar.

The Bulldogs like to force turnovers and get out in transition, moving downhill at pace. Though not a lethal 3-point shooting team, they like to put them up.

And similar to the No. 25 Razorbacks’ win over the Cardinals on Wednesday, their win over the Bulldogs was spurred on by their defense.

The Razorbacks’ defense, in their 82-58 win over Fresno State on Saturday at Simmons Bank Arena, was their catalyst.