John Calipari told Arkansas point Johnell Davis to miss a free throw on purpose while up by three points with less than three seconds remaining. He was

Arkansas coach John Calipari might have tried to outthink himself in the final moments of his team’s SEC Tournament victory on Wednesday. Arkansas faced lowly South Carolina in their SEC Tournament opener on Wednesday in a game the Razorbacks really needed to win to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive.

However, South Carolina stormed back with a 14-3 run to cut the deficit to two with 49 seconds remaining. The final minute was back and forth between the teams. With Arkansas up 70-68, Johnell Davis went to the lie and drained two shots to give the Razorbacks a 72-68 lead and ultimately the victory.