FAYETTEVILLE – UNC Greensboro took a 14-point halftime lead and held on to upset #14 Arkansas, 78-72, Friday night at Bud Walton Arena.
The Razorbacks were down 11 (48-37) with 13:14 left and worked their deficit to four (50-46) with 10:50 left. Later, with Arkansas down six with 5:34 left, UNCG’s Joryam Saizonou hit a 3-pointer then, after a Razorback missed triple, Mikeal Brown-Jones made a layup with 4:49 left for an 11-point cushion.
Arkansas did get the lead down to five on two occasions down the stretch, but the Spartans made four free throws to seal the win.
Arkansas scored 48 second-half points and only committed one turnover in the period but could not overcome its 4-of-23 shooting from 3-point range for the game.
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