No. 15 Arkansas went in to Oxford and took a 94-87 win over Ole Miss.
Arkansas (12-3, 2-0) appeared to be ready to coast to the win, but Ole Miss refused to go away. The Rebels cut Arkansas' lead to 91-87 with 1:01 remaining in the game. However, Darius Acuff Jr. hit a basket with 35 seconds remaining and Trevon Brazile added a free throw to finish the scoring. Meleek Thomas had 13 points as did Billy Richmond, who also had six boards. Karter Knox added 10 points.
Malik Dia had 16 points and six rebounds for Ole Miss. IIias Kamardine added 16 points, four boards and four assists. Eduardo Klafke chipped in 11 points and Patton Pinkins 10. A J Storr came off the bench to score 12 points. Ole Miss (8-7, 0-2) is still looking for its first win in the SEC play.
The Razorbacks led 42-32 at halftime. Ole Miss outscored the Razorbacks 55-52 in the second half.
The Razorbacks will be at Auburn (9-6, 0-2) on Saturday at 5 p.m. and televised on ESPN.