NASHVILLE, Tenn. The University of Arkansas womens basketball team needed a big rally and some last second heroics to pull out the 69-68 win over undefeated Wisconsin in the final game of the Challenge in Music City on Sunday.
Down one, 68-67, with 11 seconds to go, the Badgers took a timeout and advanced the ball to half-court. Redshirt sophomore ATyanna Gaulden tipped the in-bounds pass and pushed it ahead to senior Malica Monk who broke for the basket on the steal. Monk laid it up and in giving Arkansas a 69-68 lead with a little more than four seconds to play.
The Badgers again called timeout advancing the ball to half-court. They put it in play but stepped on the baseline on a drive to the basket. The turnover gave Arkansas the ball back and Wisconsin had to foul but the Razorbacks hung on for the win.
Redshirt sophomore Chelsea Dungee earned all-tournament team honors with a game-high 20 points including a 3-point field goal to tie the game at 54-all with just over six minutes to play. Dungee was 3-for-5 from distance and 7-for-10 from the line.
Junior Kiara Williams and Monk scored 13 points each while junior Jailyn Mason added 12 points, all in the second half comeback. Sophomore Taylah Thomas posted a season-best 12 rebounds allowing Arkansas to edge Wisconsin on the boards, 44-43.
Arkansas returns home hosting Oral Roberts on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. The Razorbacks go on the road traveling to Iowa State Dec. 2, as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
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