Ninth-seeded Arkansas held on to beat 16th-seeded South Carolina 72-68 Wednesday in the SEC tournament after nearly losing a 20-point lead.

Arkansas holds a 23-18 edge in the all-time series against South Carolina, but the Gamecocks have won the last three meetings, including a victory in last year’s SEC Tournament. The Razorbacks have a rich SEC Tournament history, having won the championship in 2000 and finishing as runner-up six times.

Arkansas survived a furious comeback attempt from South Carolina in the opening round of the SEC Tournament to avenge a loss to the Gamecocks with a 72-68 win. Having seen most of a 20-point lead evaporate and failing to make a field goal for over 10 minutes,