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Johnson paves way for UALR

JONESBORO -- It was happening all over again.

The deficit, the one taking the decisive shot, the team that was defending it -- this felt all too familiar for a reason.

Just as it had played out late in the first meeting between these two in-state rivals two weeks ago in Little Rock, junior guard Marquis Eaton of Arkansas State University once again had a game-tying, three-point attempt in the final seconds to potentially force overtime with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Only this time Eaton wasn't rushing up the floor and having to heave the ball with his left hand over a 6-10, 250-pound defender with a second left, like he did Feb.