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Pregame Stuff
4-seed Arkansas (26-8, 13-5 SEC) vs. 12-seed New Mexico State (27-6, 14-4 WAC)
Tipoff: 7:40 p.m. CT
TV: TNT
Point spread: Arkansas, -6.5
O/U: 138
ESPN BPI: Arkansas has 86.7% chance to win, favored by 12.4 points
BartTorvik: Arkansas has 72% chance to win, favored by 5.7 points (proj. score: 73-67)
**Winner faces Gonzaga-Memphis winner in the Sweet 16... That game tips at 8:40 p.m. CT on TBS**
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Key takeaways, box score from Arkansas' first-round win over Vermont
15:37, 1H - Arkansas 3, New Mexico State 2
Teddy Allen hit a tough turnaround jumper for New Mexico State and Stanley Umude knocked down a 3 for Arkansas, but that's been all the scoring so far. Both defenses have been suffocating early on.
9:21, 1H - New Mexico State 8, Arkansas 7
It's been a defensive struggle so far. Arkansas is just 3 of 15 from the floor with four turnovers, while New Mexico State is 3 of 13 with five turnovers.
7:49, 1H - Arkansas 9, New Mexico State 9
Points are still hard to come by in Buffalo, but Jaylin Williams made a back cut to the basket and Stanley Umude found him for an easy dunk that tied the game at 9-9.
3:54, 1H - Arkansas 17, New Mexico State 11
The Razorbacks have made four of their last six shots, but the Aggies are still just 4 of 20 from the floor. New Mexico State has turned it over nine times already, compared to six by Arkansas.
HALF - Arkansas 26, New Mexico State 17
New Mexico State got a four-point play in the closing seconds to get its deficit to single digits.
15:41, 2H - Arkansas 30, New Mexico State 24
The Aggies are hanging tough. They have made 3 of 7 shots this half and have yet to turn it over after committing 12 turnovers in the first half.
11:48, 2H - Arkansas 30, New Mexico State 28
The Razorbacks just can't get anything going offensively. They've missed their last five shots and haven't scored in 4 minutes and 25 seconds. That has allowed New Mexico State to stay in the game.
7:55, 2H - New Mexico State 33, Arkansas 32
Arkansas finally ended its 7-minute, 54-second scoring drought with a layup by Williams, but the Aggies answered with a 3-point play by McCants - who has 13 points - to take the lead.
6:06, 2H - Arkansas 41, New Mexico State 33
The Razorbacks have scored nine straight since losing the lead. In the latest sequence, Umude made a 3 just ahead of the shot clock buzzer and then Arkansas turned a turnover into points when Davis made an incredible pass to Toney for a fast break dunk, prompting a timeout by the Aggies.
3:40, 2H - Arkansas 44, New Mexico State 40
At the final media timeout, the Razorbacks are clinging to a four-point lead. Williams appeared to had a good look at the basket, but was blocked by McCants for a jump ball that gave it back to the Aggies.
FINAL - Arkansas 53, New Mexico State 48
As they have all year, the Razorbacks iced the win at the free throw line.
