By Jerry Ratcliffe

Photo: UVA Athletics

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The eyes of the college basketball world were focused on Sunday’s heavyweight showdown between a pair of essentially top 10 teams in the nation’s capitol, with No. 9 Virginia colliding with No. 12 Arkansas.

John Calipari had expressed concern coming in that a veteran and physical team like UVA might cause problems for his youthful – eight freshmen – but highly athletic Razorbacks. Calipari was right.

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No. 9 Cavaliers Hammer No. 12 Razorbacks In D.C. Matinee, 91-72

Virginia passed its first major test of the season with flying colors in the nation’s capital, laying a 91-72 beatdown on No. 12 Arkansas.