FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas won its eight consecutive game Saturday night in its final game before a visit from the top-ranked team in college basketball.
The Razorbacks defeated Mississippi State 63-55 at Bud Walton Arena to split the season series with the Bulldogs. Mississippi State won by 13 points in the first meeting between the teams on Dec. 29 in Starkville, Miss.
Arkansas (18-5, 7-3 SEC) will host No. 1 Auburn on Tuesday. The Tigers’ 19-game win streak is the only in the SEC that is longer than the Razorbacks’ streak, which began Jan. 12.
Jaylin Williams, Davonte Davis and Chris Lykes hit shots on three consecutive possessions in the final two minutes to help Arkansas pull away after Mississippi State pulled within 53-52 on Garrison Brooks’ second-chance dunk with 2:07 to play.