The No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks successfully defended their home court on Saturday, holding off the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats for a 75-73 upset win. The two teams are now tied for second in the SEC standings with one week to go in the regular season.
BUD AIN'T DEAD pic.twitter.com/M4Gz1QtK69
— 1pm CBS (@RazorbackMBB) February 26, 2022
This game was a dogfight down the stretch with both teams trading the lead well into the second half. Trailing by one, JD Notae assisted Jaylin Williams on a jumper that put them ahead with 1:22 remaining in the ballgame. Both Williams and Devonte Davis would go on to make free throws to give the Razorbacks a five-point advantage, which proved to be enough to fend off the visiting Wildcats. Notae had a monster game at home, putting up 30 points and eight assists in the win.
This game also had a tremendous bad beat that left Arkansas -2.5 bettors in shambles.
KENTUCKY (+2.5) BACKDOOR AT THE BUZZERpic.twitter.com/yBqpZ9dR46
— The Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) February 26, 2022
Postseason implications
The top of the SEC is now a dogfight and it’ll be a battle to secure the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament next week. As for Kentucky, while this is a quality road loss, it will not help their case for a one-seed later on.