JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The 12th-seeded Wofford Terriers lost a heartbreaker in their second-round opener of the NCAA tournament, 56-53, at the hands of 5th-seeded Arkansas Thursday night at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
 
After leading for over 20 minutes, Wofford found itself down three with the final possession of the game. A 3-point attempt by senior guard Karl Cochran rimmed out, but junior forward Spencer Collins ripped down the offensive board. Sophomore Eric Garcia gave one last heave to try and tie the game, but the deep ball rattled out as the final buzzer sounded.

Wofford (28-7) never trailed by more than three points and had Arkansas (27-8) on the ropes the whole way. The nationally-ranked Razorbacks squad never led by more than three, but held that lead when the final horn sounded.
 
"I'm so proud of this team and all they have accomplished," said head coach Mike Young. "I'm just disappointed we're not coming back Saturday. It's been a magic carpet ride."
 
The Terriers led 51-49 with 3:30 to play before Arkansas tied it up. SEC Player of the Year Bobby Portis gave the Razorbacks the lead, but the Terriers answered. Sophomore Eric Garcia hit a jumper that brought the game to its 10th tie with 1:50 left.
 
Arkansas quickly came down the floor to retake the lead. Alandise Harris was fouled on his drive to the basket and converted the 3-point play.

Wofford ran out of magic. Collins missed a triple with just over a minute left. After defending Arkansas next possession, Wofford ran down the clock looking to send the game to overtime, but came up empty.
 
Collins scored a team-high 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting and grabbed career-high nine rebounds. The Easley, S.C. native led a trio of double figure scorers. Sophomore Jaylen Allen went 3-for-4 from long range and finished with a dozen, while Cochran, in his final game as a Terrier, also scored 12.
 
The Terriers end their best season in program history with their fourth loss in four trips to the NCAA Tournament. Wofford's first trip to the dance in 2010 was also played in Jacksonville, falling in another heartbreaker, 53-49, to fourth-seeded Wisconsin.