Final - OT
Fortson leads Arkansas over Auburn 82-79 in OT
Feb 6, 2010 - 9:20 PM By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports WriterFAYETTEVILLE, Ark.(AP) -- Courtney Fortson scored 24 points - including nine in a row late in overtime - to lead Arkansas over Auburn 82-79 on Saturday.
Fortson's 3-pointer broke a 71-71 tie, and he later hit from the perimeter and made two free throws with 40.6 seconds left to make it 78-73. After an Auburn miss, Fortson made a layup for a seven-point lead.
Auburn (11-12, 2-6 Southeastern Conference) had forced overtime with Andre Malone's layup on wild play in the final seconds of regulation. The Tigers nearly tied it again on the final play of overtime, but Frankie Sullivan's midcourt shot hit the back of the rim.
Arkansas (12-11, 5-3) has won four straight.
- NCAA BB
AUBURN 79
ARKANSAS 82 FINAL IN 1ST OT
Feb 6 4:08 PM - NCAA BB
END OF REG 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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AUBURN 38 29 67
ARKANSAS 36 31 67 END OF REG
HIGH SCORERS AFTER 2ND HALF
AUBURN - DEWAYNE REED 16, TAY WALLER 15, LUCAS
HARGROVE 13
ARKANSAS - MARSHAWN POWELL 15, COURTNEY FORTSON 14,
TWO PLAYERS WITH 11
Feb 6 3:48 PM - 125
roots - NCAA BB
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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AUBURN 38 38
ARKANSAS 36 36 HALFTIME
HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
AUBURN - DEWAYNE REED 11, FRANKIE SULLIVAN 8,
TAY WALLER 7
ARKANSAS - STEFAN WELSH 8, COURTNEY FORTSON 7,
MARCUS BRITT 6
Feb 6 2:38 PM
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