Hogs squander 15-point lead in home finale

FAYETTEVILLE — Terrance Henry kept Ole Miss' dominance over Arkansas alive and well.

Henry's three-point play with 8.2 seconds remaining lifted the Rebels to a 77-75 win over Arkansas on Tuesday night.

Ole Miss has now won four in a row at Bud Walton Arena and has swept the season series with Arkansas three of the last four years.

Henry finished with 19 points to lead the Rebels, who trailed by 15 points in the second half before rallying. It was the second straight win for Ole Miss (17-12, 7-8 Southeastern) after a three-game losing streak.

Jarvis Summers added 17 points, scoring 16 in the second half, and Murphy Holloway had 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Rebels.

The Razorbacks (18-12, 6-9) led 55-40 midway through the second half before faltering and falling to 17-3 at home. The loss was Arkansas' third in a row at home after opening the season 17-0, and the school has lost six of eight overall.

BJ Young led the Razorbacks with 19 points. Mardracus Wade added 14 and Julysses Nobles 13.

The Razorbacks led 73-70 after a pair of free throws by Young, but Henry closed the gap to 73-72 with a drive.

Holloway then followed a miss by Reginald Buckner to put the Rebels up 74-73, but Young was fouled and hit two free throws to put Arkansas up 75-74 with 13.3 seconds remaining.

Henry answered on the other end, driving the baseline and connecting to give Ole Miss the lead for good with 8.2 seconds remaining.

Young had one final chance for Arkansas, but his layup at the buzzer spun out to seal the win for the Rebels.

Arkansas led 35-26 at halftime, but the Rebels opened the second half with an 11-2 run to tie the game at 37. Buckner scored six points during the run, including the last two on a pair of free throws.

The sudden closeness ignited the Razorbacks, particularly Wade and sophomore Brandon Mitchell.

Mitchell, the football team's backup quarterback who joined the basketball team in January, scored all eight of his points in the second half — including a thundering one-handed dunk that put Arkansas up 47-37.

Mitchell's dunk was part of an 18-3 run during which Wade hit four 3-pointers to put Arkansas up 55-40. Wade entered the contest leading the SEC in 3-point shooting, connecting on 47.2 percent from behind the arc.

The sophomore hesitated early in the game when left open and failed to even take a shot in the first half. He didn't hesitate during Arkansas' run and finished 4 of 7 on 3-pointers, while Nobles was 3 of 6. The Razorbacks were 9 of 22 overall from behind the arc.

Despite the big run, Ole Miss didn't lie down.

Instead, the Rebels rallied in the second half behind Summers — who scored 16 second-half points and tied the game at 68 with a put-back.

Ole Miss briefly took a 69-68 lead in the final minutes on a free throw by Holloway, but Nobles answered with a 3-pointer to put Arkansas back up 71-69.

The Rebels, however, had the last answer in the form of Henry.