Even as they made his evening miserable, Nolan Richardson had a warm feeling for the underdogs from Tulsa who gave top-ranked Arkansas fits.
Corliss Williamson's jump hook from the baseline with three seconds left in overtime provided the difference as Arkansas edged the Hurricane 93-91.No. 5 Kentucky 93, No. 13 Arizona 92
In a game dominated by backcourt stars, Kentucky's Travis Ford scored 25 points and Tony Delk 18, and the two combined for 10 3-pointers.
No. 15 Connecticut 75, Fairfield 57
Donyell Marshall scored 24 points and three teammates also scored in double figures as Connecticut (7-0) won.
No. 16 Minnesota 66, San Jose St. 53
David Grim scored 15 points for Minnesota (7-2), which shot only 33.8 percent but won by outrebounding San Jose State 51-35 and limiting the Spartans to only 39.6 shooting. San Jose (3-4) was led by Terry Cannon's 16 points.
No. 17 Wisconsin 115, Miss. Valley 79
Michael Finley scored 21 points and Rashard Griffith added 18 points and 14 rebounds as Wisconsin (6-0) ran up its second-highest point total ever, just five shy of the 120 it scored against SMU in 1967.
Ohio St. 69, No. 18 Boston Col. 67
Derek Anderson (24 points) and Lawrence Funderburke combined to make seven free throws in the final 35 seconds as Ohio State (6-3) bounced back form a loss to Kentucky.