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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas basketball took a step toward earning an NCAA Tournament bid in coach John Calipari's debut season. Barely. The ninth-seeded Razorbacks held on to beat 16th-seeded South Carolina 72-68 Wednesday in the SEC Tournament after nearly losing a 20-point lead. Arkansas advanced to play eighth-seeded Ole Miss in the second round on Thursday. Calipari is in his first season with the Razorbacks after leading Kentucky for 15 seasons, winning a national championship in 2012. Arkansas did not earn an NCAA bid last season after advancing to the second weekend in three straight tournaments under former coach Eric Musselman.
