FAYETTEVILLE — During a news conference earlier in the week, Arkansas coach Eric Musselman said he wished his basketball team could play more exhibition games.
The reason behind that wish was evident Sunday during the first half of an exhibition game against East Central (Okla.) at Bud Walton Arena.
The 16th-ranked Razorbacks rallied to beat the Tigers 77-74. Arkansas' JD Notae made a pair of free throws with 5 seconds remaining and ECU's Romello Wilbert missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer that would have sent the game to overtime.
The Razorbacks performed well below expectations for the majority of the contest.