The second day of SEC Tournament action provided plenty of drama as one of the toughest leagues in college basketball history whittled its postseason field to just eight teams. No. 8 seed Ole Miss began the day with an 83-80 win over No.

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Arkansas head coach John Calipari speaks to forward Trevon Brazile (4), Thursday, March 13, 2025, during the second half of the Razorbacks' 83-80 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels in the second round of the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Hank Layton/WholeHogSports)

Arkansas basketball took a step toward earning an NCAA Tournament bid in coach John Calipari’s debut season. Barely.

Trevon Brazile scored 16 points Wednesday and Jonas Aidoo added a double-double as No. 9 seed Arkansas built a 20-point lead, then barely held on to eliminate 16th-seeded South Carolina 72-68 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville.

Crislyn Rose scored 23 points, Mimi McCollister added 16 and No. 2 seed Arkansas State beat top-seeded James Madison 86-79 in overtime for the program’s first Sun Belt Tournament championship.

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.