Hawaii in November felt a lot like Indianapolis in March or April on Tuesday night.
Arkansas and Creighton played a gem in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational. The No. 9 Razorbacks fell to the 10th-ranked Bluejays, ultimately, 90-87.
Ricky Coucil had a chance to tie the game with a 3-pointer with about nine seconds left, but it hit the side of the rim, Creighton rebounded and Andrew Nembhard buried two free throws with 7.8 seconds left to seal wthe victory.
Arkansas was within a point, 77-76, with 2:50 left when Trevon Brazile’s 3-pointer trimmed Creighton’s lead. Nembhard, who scored a career-high 25 points, countered with a highlight-reel dunk to lift it back to three. Then Brazile buried another trey to tie things with about two minutes left.
Arkansas didn’t take its first lead until just before the first media timeout in the second half. Ricky Council’s breakaway dunk gave the Hogs a 46-45 advantage heading into commercial.
Council finished with 24 points while freshman guard Anthony Black had a team-high 26 on 10 of 18 shooting.
Arkansas will get the loser of the game between Arizona and San Diego State for third-place in the tournament on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. CT.