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Missed free throw, made three-point play yields Kentucky-Arkansas bad beat

Updated Jan. 27, 2024 11:29 p.m. ET

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The sixth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats pulled away for a 63-57 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in an SEC men's college basketball game on Saturday night.

But the final margin wasn't enough for Wildcats bettors who laid the 6.5 points.

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Here's what happened.

Arkansas trailed 53-52 with three minutes to go, but Kentucky pushed the lead to 63-54 with less than 10 seconds remaining.

Reed Sheppard of the Wildcats missed the front end of a one-and-one with eight seconds to go.

Arkansas' Makhi Mitchell made a three-point play with one second to go to make it 63-57.

The Razorbacks tried to foul on the inbounds pass, but no call was made as the Wildcats failed to cover the 6.5-point spread by the thinnest of margins.

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