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03/14 17:36 CDT No. 17 Arkansas edges Mississippi 93-90 in OT to reach SEC
title game
No. 17 Arkansas edges Mississippi 93-90 in OT to reach SEC title game
By TERESA M. WALKER
AP Sports Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) --- Darius Acuff Jr. scored five of his 24 points in
overtime and No. 17 Arkansas held off Mississippi 93-90 Saturday to reach the
Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game for the eighth time and
first since winning the 2020 title.
The third-seeded Razorbacks (25-8) will play No. 22 Vanderbilt, which routed
No. 4 Florida earlier Saturday.
Acuff, the SEC's scoring leader and league's player and freshman of the year,
also had seven assists. Meleek Thomas led Arkansas with 29 points, Trevon
Brazile had 16 points with 10 rebounds along with the final free throw and
Malique Ewin added 14.
Ole Miss (15-20) ends its improbable run after the 15th-seeded Rebels became
the second double-digit seed to win three games at this event, joining Auburn
in 2015.
The Rebels, who held off a furious rally in stunning No. 15 Alabama on Friday
night, forced overtime by outscoring the Razorbacks 8-1 with AJ Storr's layup
tying it at 79 with 1.1 seconds left.
Ewin put Arkansas ahead to stay with a dunk 10 seconds into overtime. Ole Miss
had a chance to take the lead with 3 seconds left, but Storr's 3 clanked off
the front rim.
Storr led Ole Miss with 24 points. Malik Dia added 16.
Up next
Ole Miss heads home with coach Chris Beard trying to build on a roster that had
to replace four starters coming into this season.
Arkansas can give coach John Calipari his seventh SEC Tournament title and
first with the Razorbacks with a win Sunday.
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