Arkansas couldn't put away Stanford on Friday in the consolation game of the Preseason NIT, and the Cardinal made the Razorbacks pay.
The Cardinal outscored Arkansas 21-1 over the final 6:38 to defeat the Razorbacks 69-66 at the Barclays Center in New York. Arkansas finished 0-2 in the tournament after losing 83-73 to Georgia Tech on Thursday.
Game sketch
RECORDS Arkansas 2-3, Stanford 3-3
STARS Arkansas: Senior guard Anthlon Bell (17 points, 5-7 three-pointers), freshman guard Jimmy Whitt (14 points), junior Moses Kingsley (12 points, 12 rebounds). Stanford: Senior forward Rosco Allen (25 points, 9 rebounds), junior guard Marcus Allen (12 points, 5 assists, game-winning basket)
TURNING POINT Stanford closed the game with a 21-1 run, taking its first lead of the second half on Marcus Allen’s layup with four seconds remaining to give the Cardinal a 67-66 lead.