Fifth-seeded Arkansas faces No. 12 Wofford

Fifth-seeded Arkansas faces No. 12 Wofford

Published Mar. 15, 2015 8:30 p.m. ET

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The fifth-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks face 12th-seeded Wofford on Thursday in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Razorbacks (26-8) sport a dynamic duo in Bobby Portis, the coaches' pick for Southeastern Conference player of the year, and Michael Qualls.

Arkansas also is smarting from a 15-point loss to No. 1 overall seed Kentucky in the SEC Tournament title game.

The Terriers (28-6) had to win the Southern Conference Tournament championship game to earn the league's automatic NCAA Tournament berth.

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It wasn't easy, but Lee Skinner's 17 points and Eric Garcia's 15 helped the Terriers beat Furman 67-64 to capture their fourth tournament title in the last six seasons. Furman was just 11-22 but pulled off three upsets and nearly a fourth.

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