The second day of SEC Tournament action provided plenty of drama as one of the toughest leagues in college basketball history whittled its postseason field to just eight teams. No. 8 seed Ole Miss began the day with an 83-80 win over No. 9 seed Arkansas when Sean Pedulla hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left.

The Razorbacks survived a scare from South Carolina in the tournament’s first game Wednesday and won 72-68. ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi took Arkansas off his projected NCAA Tournament bubble and wrote that they are safely in the field following the victory.

Chris Beard and the Ole Miss Rebels will square off against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday afternoon with an opportunity to punch their ticket to the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. Beard and Co. received a first-round bye after entering the tourney as the No.