FAYETTEVILLE - All the Arkansas-South Carolina pregame hype centered on South Carolina point guard Devan Downey and Arkansas point guard Courtney Fortson.

Wednesday’s late night results at Walton Arena, though, hinged, 92-79 in Arkansas’ favor on  Arkansas freshman forward Marshawn Powell, the Arkansas bench and one especially big play before half by Arkansas guard Marcus Britt.

Wednesday’s win advances Arkansas to 14-12 and alone as best in the SEC West at 7-4 going into Saturday’s game at Auburn as Mississippi State tumbled out of a first-place tie to 6-5 losing last ...