FAYETTEVILLE — For 37 minutes it looked like the University of Arkansas might become Northern Iowa’s latest Power 5 victim.
But the No. 16 Razorbacks put a late run together to avoid an upset and beat the Panthers 93-80 on Wednesday night in Walton Arena.
Northern Iowa, from the Missouri Valley Conference, fell to 25-24 against Power 5 teams in Coach Ben Jacobson’s 16 seasons.
After AJ Green’s three-point basket put the Panthers ahead 78-77 with 3:11 left, the Razorbacks went on a 13-0 run to take a 90-78 lead and put the game away.
“I think it was just having to grasp the moment,” Arkansas senior guard Stanley Umude said.