College Basketball News

Down 18, LSU rallies past Arkansas (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Marcus Thornton scored 28 points and made a key defensive play in the final minute to help No. 23 LSU rally past Arkansas, 72-69, Wednesday night. The Tigers (22-4, 10-1 Southeastern Conference), in the Top 25 this week for the first time in more than two years, trailed by 18 points in the first half, but they used an 11-1 run in the final minutes to win their seventh straight.