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Nov 18, 2025; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks guard Meleek Thomas (1) drive to the basket against Winthrop Eagles guard Kody Clouet (11) during the first half at Bud Walton Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nMeleek Thomas scored a career-high 26 points, Trevon Brazile had 14 points and eight rebounds, and the No. 21 Arkansas Razorbacks scored the final six points to stave off the hot-shooting Winthrop Eagles 84-83 on Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nick Pringle amassed 13 points and seven rebounds and his layup with 11.9 seconds remaining capped the Razorbacks’ 6-0 run in the final 73 seconds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Kareem Rozier tallied 23 points with a career-high seven 3-pointers, while Kody Clouet added 16 points and four threes for the Eagles (3-2), who made 15 of 31 shots from behind the arc.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Pringle made a layup with 1:13 remaining and Darius Acuff Jr. added another a fast-break layup after Brazile’s fourth blocked shot of the game to trim the deficit to 83-82 with 37 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Thomas stole an interior pass on the next Winthrop possession before Pringle hit the game-winner, precipitating a long delay after Pringle and Eagles center Logan Duncomb collided.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Duncomb and Pringle went to the floor after the made field goal as Duncomb took the ball out of the basket. After a video review, officials ruled a double foul with no free throws attached.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Daylen Berry, who had 11 points and two threes for Winthrop, missed a contested 3-pointer while being defended by Thomas as time expired.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Acuff had 12 points and five assists for the Razorbacks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Duncomb had 13 points for Big South Conference member Winthrop, which is 3-35 against SEC teams.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Rozier, a 5-9 guard, has made 17 threes in the last four games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Rozier had 3-pointers on consecutive possessions as the Eagles took a 60-59 lead with 11:50 left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n His fifth three of the second half gave the Eagles a 79-76 lead, and Duncomb’s jumper stretched the lead to 83-78 with two minutes remaining.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Arkansas juggled its starting lineup, with Florida State transfer 6-10 Malique Ewin making his first start and Thomas coming off the bench.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Acuff’s 3-pointer late in the first half pushed the Razorbacks ahead 39-31, their largest lead of the game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Thomas converted 10 of 20 shots from the floor and his teammates added 19 field goals in 38 attempts to finish at 50% shooting. Arkansas hit 15 of 25 from the floor in the second half, while Winthrop countered by knocking down 16 of 32, including 8 of 15 from 3-point distance.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n