FAYETTEVILLE — There was not a single player I could've been more wrong about leading up to the season than senior transfer center Cooper Bowser.

The former Furman Paladin recorded nine points, 10 rebounds, one block and one assist in 20 minutes of action. He made 4-of-6 shot attempts from the field and was a team-leading plus-12 while on the floor in the No. 12 Razorbacks' 76-72 victory over No. 15 Gonzaga.

"I'm going to start this group, but I may start a different group in the second half," Calipari said. "And and then the reason I went with the group I went is they finished so strong. Davion [Thompson], Abdou [Toure], JJ [Andrews], we have Miikka [Muurinen] and Cooper [Bowser]. I said, 'Leave them in.' They got nine straight stops to start the half."

Arkansas Razorbacks forward Cooper Bowser (21) hands onto the rim after a dunk during the second half against the Gonzaga Bulldogs at Bud Walton Arena.…