Overview
- Arkansas closed on a 6-0 run, capped by Nick Pringle’s go-ahead layup with 11.9 seconds left after Meleek Thomas forced a turnover.
- Thomas scored a career-high 26 points and contested Daylen Berry’s potential winner at the horn to seal the result.
- Winthrop stayed in front late by shooting 15-for-31 from three, led by Kareem Rozier’s 23 points and seven made threes, with Kody Clouet adding 16.
- Following the decisive basket, Pringle and Logan Duncomb received offsetting technicals, and Arkansas’ D.J. Wagner and Isaiah Sealy plus Winthrop’s Edward Nnamoko and Pharrell Boyogueno were ejected for leaving the bench.
- John Calipari criticized defensive communication and frontcourt toughness after the narrow win, underscoring ongoing concerns as league play approaches.