John Calipari and Jon Scheyer will square-off as head coaches for the first time Thursday, when No. 4 Duke and No. 22 Arkansas battle in the CBS Thanksgiving Classic inside the United Center in Chicago. The neutral-site showdown will mark just the third meeting between the programs since Arkansas defeated Duke in the 1994 national championship game.

"They're big, they're long and it's going to be a battle," Calipari told Jon Rothstein on CBS Sports' "Inside College Basketball Now" show.

The showdown marks Arkansas' second opportunity against a brand-name program after the Razorbacks (5-1) lost 69-66 against Michigan State on Nov. 8. Since then, Arkansas survived four buy games against lower-tier opponents, a stretch that included uncomfortably close calls against Samford and Winth

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