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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arkansas 56, Wofford 53
When: 9:50 PM ET, Thursday, March 19, 2015
Where: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
Officials: # Chris Beaver, # Jose Carrion, # Mike Roberts
Attendance: 12761

Arkansas 56, Wofford 53: Michael Qualls scored 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting as the fifth-seeded Razorbacks survived a nip-and-tuck affair in the round of 64 in NCAA Tournament play at Jacksonville, Fla.

Bobby Portis had 15 points and 13 rebounds for Arkansas (27-8), which takes on No. 4 seed North Carolina in Saturday's round of 32. Alandise Harris chipped in eight points - including a big three-point play down the stretch - and eight boards to help the Razorbacks to their first tournament win since 2008.

Spencer Collins led the 12th-seeded Terriers (28-7) with 16 points and a season-high nine rebounds while leading scorer Karl Cochran had 12 points on 4-of-19 shooting. Jaylen Allen hit 3-of-4 3-pointers en route to 12 points for Wofford, which shot 31.6 percent.

Neither team led by more than five points in a tight first half as Wofford carried a 28-27 lead into the locker room after Allen's 3-pointer in the final minute. Qualls had a thunderous dunk and a jumper in the early moments of the second half to give Arkansas a 33-30 lead, but Cochran's 3-pointer and Allen's three-point play helped the Terriers take a one-point edge with less than 12 minutes to go.

Qualls had two more slams to put the Razorbacks on top again and Portis had two free throws, an assist and a layup in a short span to help Arkansas claim a 53-51 lead with a little over two minutes left. Harris snapped a tie moments later with his three-point play and the Terriers missed two open 3-point tries in the final 10 seconds, including one at the buzzer by Eric Garcia.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wofford fell to 0-4 in the tournament. ... Arkansas was given a delay-of-game warning in the first half after G Rashad Madden lost his shoe, kicked it to the sidelines and had another thrown onto the floor by a teammate. ... The Razorbacks also played North Carolina in the round of 32 in their last appearance in 2008, falling 108-77.
Top Game Performances
 
Wofford   Arkansas
Spencer Collins 16 Scoring Michael Qualls 20
Karl Cochran 3 Assists Rashad Madden 5
Spencer Collins 9 Rebounds Bobby Portis 13
Spencer Collins 4 Free Throws Made Bobby Portis 5
Karl Cochran 2 Steals Anton Beard 2
Justin Gordon 1 Blocks Jacorey Williams 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wofford 53 31.6 7-24 10-16 7 35 1 5 8
Arkansas 56 45.8 3-8 9-16 13 34 3 4 10