Georgia’s late free throw fends off frantic Arkansas rally 62-61 in Athens

ATHENS, Ga. – Arkansas women’s basketball fell to 2-9 in SEC play after a 62-61 loss to Georgia (10-15, 2-9 SEC) inside Stegeman Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.

The game was tied at 61-61 in the final seconds, but Karley Johnson fouled Asia Avenger with 1.3 seconds left on the clock. Avenger made the first to put the Bulldogs up by one point and intentionally missed the second. Arkansas guard Phoenix Stotijn got the rebound but time ran out before the Hogs could get a shot off.

The Razorbacks (9-17) trailed by as many as nine for most of the second half until they pulled back into the game with back-to-back-to-back threes from Johnson, Cristina Sanchez and Vera Ojenuwa before the fourth quarter media timeout.

Izzy Higginbottom, the SEC’s leading scorer, took over in the final minutes and tied the game twice with a three pointer with 48.5 seconds left and a layup with 8.8 seconds left.

Arkansas got out to a 10-2 lead to start the game and finished the first quarter ahead 14-10.

Higginbottom led all scorers with 24 points.

Photo courtesy of Razorbacks Communications/Noah Southard