Arkansas vs South Carolina: Box score, stats, game summary and more ft. Jamarii Thomas

Arkansas vs South Carolina tipped off on Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET. The game kicked off the action in the SEC Tournament as the No. 16-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks (12-19) tried to pull off an upset over the No. 9-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks (19-12).

Heading into the contest, the Razorbacks were playing well, having won their previous two games. However, their most recent loss was a 72-53 defeat to South Carolina on March 1. Conversely, the Gamecocks had lost two straight games after trouncing Arkansas at the beginning of March.

While the Gamecocks pulled off the upset in early March, the sportsbooks favored Arkansas before the game started. Arkansas was a -202 favorite, and South Carolina was a +167 underdog.

While the Gamecocks had an impressive second half, they were not able to overcome Arkansas. The game remained close until the dying seconds, but Arkansas held on to win 72-68.

Arkansas vs South Carolina box score

Team	1st	2nd	Total
South Carolina	30	38	68
Arkansas	47	25	72

Arkansas Razorbacks stats

	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Zvonimir Ivisic	0 for 2	0 for 0	4 for 4	0	5	5	0	0	1	1	2	4
Karter Knox	1 for 4	0 for 1	0 for 0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
Trevon Brazile	5 for 9	3 for 6	3 for 3	2	5	7	0	4	1	2	3	16
Johnell Davis	4 for 13	0 for 3	6 for 7	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	14
D.J. Wagner	5 for 12	3 for 9	0 for 0	0	0	0	6	0	0	4	2	13
Billy Richmond III	4 for 8	1 for 2	0 for 0	1	1	2	4	0	2	0	0	9
Jonas Aidoo	6 for 8	0 for 1	2 for 2	2	9	11	0	1	1	2	4	14

South Carolina Gamecocks stats

	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Collin Murray-Boyles	6 for 10	1 for 2	7 for 8	4	8	12	2	2	1	1	5	20
Nick Pringle	1 for 6	0 for 0	1 for 2	4	0	4	0	2	0	2	3	3
Zachary Davis	0 for 7	0 for 5	1 for 2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
Jamarii Thomas	6 for 14	3 for 5	1 for 2	0	1	1	2	2	1	3	2	16
Jacobi Wright	5 for 10	1 for 2	2 for 2	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	1	13
Jordan Butler	2 for 5	1 for 3	0 for 0	1	3	4	1	0	2	0	2	5
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk	0 for 0	0 for 0	0 for 0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
Morris Ugusuk	0 for 2	0 for 2	0 for 0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Arden Conyers	0 for 2	0 for 2	2 for 2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Cam Scott	3 for 3	2 for 2	0 for 0	0	4	4	0	0	0	2	1	8

Arkansas vs South Carolina game summary

Arkansas entered this game as the favorite despite the fact that the South Carolina Gamecocks defeated them on March 1st. Early on, the game looked like it was going to be close.

The teams exchanged the lead several times in the first few minutes. However, the Razorbacks went on a run in the second half of the first half and pulled ahead. By the time halftime arrived, the Arkansas Razorbacks were winning 47-30 over the South Carolina Gamecocks.

At that time, it looked like the game would likely be a blowout. The Razorbacks were looking like the far more effective team, and the Gamecocks were not playing well. However, things changed when the teams came out for the second half. The Gamecocks hit their stride and mounted a comeback.

Then, with four minutes remaining, the Gamecocks scored to bring the game within one point. Suddenly, Arkansas only had a 61-60 lead with a few minutes left to play.

The game stayed close as the teams traded points. With 45 seconds left, the Razorbacks had a two-point lead, 66-64 over the Gamecocks. The game remained close, but Arkansas managed to hold on and win 72-68, advancing to the second round of the SEC Tournament.