Macon, Barford lead Arkansas past No. 19 Tennessee in OT
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Daryl Macon and Jaylen Barford combined for 61 points and Arkansas rallied from a nine-point second-half deficit to open Southeastern Conference play with a 95-93 overtime victory over No. 19 Tennessee on Saturday.
The win is the sixth straight for the Razorbacks (11-2, 1-0), and it all but assures the school of its first national ranking in nearly three years. Arkansas was last ranked near the end of the 2014-15 season, and it's been 26th in each of the last two weeks in The Associated Press poll.
Macon finished with a career-high 33 points and Barford had a career-best 28 for the Razorbacks, who trailed by nine points with less than 7 minutes remaining in regulation.