With time running out, Oklahoma State missed two point-blank shots and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville escaped the Big 12-SEC Challenge on Saturday with a 66-65 victory at Walton Arena, and the two most successful coaches in Razorbacks history had to smile.
In attendance were Eddie Sutton, who laid the foundation for the Razorbacks program, and Nolan Richardson, who built a national power. Both were firm believers in defense first, defense second and then more defense.
Sutton may have struggled smiling at the outcome -- he coached at both schools and graduated from OSU when it was Oklahoma A&M -- but both coaches loved defense and that's what won the game for Arkansas on a day when the Hogs' offense struggled except for Daryl Macon, who led all scorers with 22 points.