FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — After trailing 38-32 at the break, a second half surge fueled Mississippi State to a 77-67 win over Arkansas Saturday night at Bud Walton Arena.
With the win the Bulldogs improve to 18-7 (6-6 SEC), while Arkansas falls to 14-11 (5-7 SEC).
Arkansas jumped out to a 5-0 lead to start the game, but MSU quickly stormed back to tie things up at 6-6. Both teams traded baskets early on with the Razorbacks holding the lead until the 11:02 mark when the Bulldogs tied it up again at 14-14.
Neither team saw a lead more than four points until the final minute when a Razorbacks three pointer made it 36-30 with 52 seconds remaining in the first stanza.