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Ole Miss running nose-first into 2nd-round showdown vs. Arkansas
Ole Miss coach Chris Beard has a simple, two-part message for his team entering the SEC tournament: "Be us, and smell the roses.",Beard wants the No. 8 seed Rebels (21-10) to be "the best version of Ole Miss" when they play their tournament opener in the second round Thursday in Nashville, Tenn. Ole...
Arkansas beats South Carolina to bolster NCAA Tournament hopes
Trevon Brazile scored 16 points Wednesday and Jonas Aidoo added a double-double as No. 9 seed Arkansas built a 20-point lead, then barely held on to eliminate 16th-seeded South Carolina 72-68 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville.,Aidoo finished with 14 points and...
Arkansas coach Mike Neighbors resigns after 8 seasons
Arkansas women's basketball coach Mike Neighbors resigned Wednesday after eight seasons.,The 55-year-old Arkansas native was 148-114 with the Razorbacks, including 10-22 in 2024-25.,"As I shared in my introductory press conference on April 4, 2017, the opportunity to coach the Hogs fulfilled a lifel...
Arkansas seeks redemption vs. South Carolina in SEC tourney
Playing the 16th seed in a 16-team tournament -- as ninth-seeded Arkansas will do Wednesday against South Carolina in the opening game of the Southeastern Conference tourney in Nashville -- seems like a good way to post an easy win.,Except it didn't quite work that way for the Razorbacks (19-12) whe...
Arkansas nips No. 25 Mississippi State on late free throw
D.J. Wagner scored 24 points and Jonas Aidoo racked up a season-high 21 -- including the deciding free throw with 11 seconds left -- as Arkansas outlasted No. 25 Mississippi State 93-92 on Saturday afternoon in both teams' regular-season Southeastern Conference finale in Fayetteville, Ark. , ,Both t...
No. 25 Miss. State, Arkansas seek consistency in season finale
Mississippi State has lost three of four games since climbing above .500 in Southeastern Conference play.,"We're not perfect players," Bulldogs guard Shawn Jones Jr. said. "We're not going to win all of them.",Still, the No. 25 Bulldogs know it would behoove them to prevail in Saturday's regular-sea...
Arkansas shuts down Jason Edwards, Vanderbilt
Arkansas rode a double-double from Trevon Brazile and kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive with a decisive 90-77 win at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday evening.,Brazile tallied 16 points and 14 rebounds. Johnell Davis scored 21 points, Zvonimir Ivisic and D.J. Wagner added 14 and Karter K...
Arkansas, Vanderbilt clash in crucial late-season matchup
Arkansas heads to Nashville, Tenn., for a Tuesday matchup against Vanderbilt with postseason implications for both Southeastern Conference teams.,The streaking Commodores (20-9, 8-8 SEC) have won three straight, all against ranked teams. The latest was Saturday's 97-93 overtime win over then-No. 14 ...
Collin Murray-Boyles' career night lifts South Carolina over Arkansas
Collin Murray-Boyles scored 24 of his career-high 35 points in the second half as South Carolina raced out to a big lead and cruised to a wire-to-wire 72-53 win over visiting Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C.,The Gamecocks (12-17, 2-14 SEC) won for the second time in three games follo...
Arkansas aims to continue ascent in clash vs. South Carolina
Arkansas is viewed as being firmly on the bubble in the stacked Southeastern Conference and may be slightly trending upward.,Being a bubble team means Arkansas cannot afford a slip-up by losing to last-place South Carolina on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C.,The Razorbacks, however, might be wit...
Zvonimir Ivisic leads Arkansas past Texas in OT
Zvonimir Ivisic scored 18 points, including seven in overtime, as short-handed Arkansas outlasted struggling Texas 86-81 on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,The Razorbacks (17-11, 6-9 Southeastern Conference) led by 14 points with 10 minutes to play before Texas cut the margin to 66-63 on a 3-pointer...
Cue the Spider-Man meme: Arkansas, Texas meet with matching records
Arkansas and Texas will try to create some separation from each other in the minds of the NCAA Tournament committee when they square off Wednesday in a key Southeastern Conference game in Fayetteville, Ark.,Differentiation is important for both teams because each owns a 16-11 overall record and a 5-...
Arkansas erases 2nd-half deficit, upends No. 15 Missouri
Zvonimir Ivisic scored a game-high 20 points and the Arkansas Razorbacks claimed a crucial 92-85 victory over the No. 15 Missouri Tigers on Saturday night in Fayetteville, Ark.,Slotted in ESPN's "Last Four In" category ahead of the NCAA Tournament, Arkansas (16-11, 5-9 SEC) got a big showing from tr...
Arkansas erases 2nd-half deficit, upends No. 15 Missouri to keep tourney hopes alive
Zvonimir Ivisic scored a game-high 20 points and the Arkansas Razorbacks claimed a crucial 92-85 victory over the No. 15 Missouri Tigers on Saturday night in Fayetteville, Ark.,Slotted in ESPN's "Last Four In" category ahead of the NCAA Tournament, Arkansas (16-11, 5-9 SEC) got a big showing from tr...
No. 15 Missouri looks to continue hot streak vs. Arkansas
The No. 15 Missouri Tigers have put their terrible 2023-24 season behind them and are skyrocketing with an offensive buzzsaw that is whirring through the conference.,The Tigers will take that explosive offense on the road Saturday night in Fayetteville, Ark., where they will face the Arkansas Razorb...
No. 1 Auburn survives tough battle with visiting Arkansas
Johni Broome recorded 16 points and 13 rebounds to help top-ranked Auburn post a 67-60 victory over visiting Arkansas on Wednesday night in Southeastern Conference play.,Chad Baker-Mazara scored 15 points and Chaney Johnson added 14 as the Tigers (24-2, 12-1 SEC) won their third consecutive game.,Ad...
Arkansas, desperate for defining win, faces No. 1 Auburn
Auburn solidified its spot atop the national rankings with a scintillating victory over then-No. 2 Alabama on Saturday.,Now the Tigers look to avoid a letdown when they host up-and-down Arkansas on Wednesday night in Southeastern Conference play.,Auburn (23-2, 11-1 SEC) prevailed 94-85 in the No. 1 ...
No. 8 Texas A&M pulls away late to seal win over Arkansas
Wade Taylor IV scored 18 points and keyed a late Texas A&M surge as the eighth-ranked Aggies pulled away over the final eight minutes for a 69-61 win over Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference clash in College Station, Texas.,A&M never trailed after the 12:30 mark of the first ...
No. 8 Texas A&M pull away late to seal win over Arkansas
Wade Taylor IV scored 18 points and keyed a late Texas A&M surge as the eighth-ranked Aggies pulled away over the final eight minutes for a 69-61 win over Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference clash in College Station, Texas.,A&M never trailed after the 12:30 mark of the first ...
No. 8 Texas A&M puts win streak up against improved Arkansas
No. 8 Texas A&M will have to be at its best to continue its recent run of success when it hosts surging Arkansas on Saturday afternoon at College Station, Texas.,It is the only time the Southeastern Conference rivals will meet in the regular season. Arkansas has a 108-61 advantage over Texas A&M all...