COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Mississippi Surprises No. 3 Arkansas, 76-71

Fred Johnigan scored five points in the last 1:01, including a three-point play with 21 seconds to play, and Mississippi upset third-ranked and road-weary Arkansas, 76-71, on Wednesday night in a Southeastern Conference opener at Oxford, Miss.

Johnigan’s last basket and free throw came after Corey Beck’s three-point basket with 33 seconds to play pulled the Razorbacks within 73-71.

Mississippi (4-5), which had lost its last three games, took the lead with a 14-3 first-half run and led at halftime, 36-33.

Arkansas (11-2), which had won 11 in a row since a season-opening loss to Massachusetts, won the Rainbow Classic last week in Honolulu.

“The Hawaii trip may have taken its toll on us,” Coach Nolan Richardson said. “That’s the only thing that I can think of to explain our sluggish play.”

No. 7 Maryland 80, No. 24 Georgia Tech 67--Joe Smith had 15 points and 14 rebounds and led a second-half run that carried the Terrapins (11-2) over the Yellow Jackets (8-4) in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener at College Park, Md.

No. 8 Kentucky 98, Auburn 64--Rodrick Rhodes, benched after a poor performance in Sunday’s loss to Louisville, came off the bench to equal his season-high with 23 points as the Wildcats (7-2) rolled over the Tigers (7-3) in a Southeastern Conference opener at Lexington, Ky.

Clemson 75, No. 11 Duke 70--Rayfield Ragland scored 11 of his 16 points in a key three-minute stretch of the second half as the Tigers (9-0) surprised the Blue Devils (9-3) in an ACC opener at Durham, N.C.

Clemson beat the Blue Devils in Cameron Indoor Stadium for only the fourth time in 46 games, and the first time since 1984.

No. 14 Michigan State 78, Wisconsin 64--Shawn Respert scored 29 points and Eric Snow scored 22 to lead the Spartans (8-1) over the Badgers (6-4) in a Big Ten opener at Madison, Wis.

Texas 102, No. 19 Nebraska 74--Terrence Rencher scored 25 points as the Longhorns (6-2) routed the Cornhuskers (11-2) at Austin, Tex., ending Nebraska’s 10-game winning streak.

No. 22 Iowa 74, No. 21 Indiana 55--Jess Settles scored 18 points and the Hawkeyes (11-2) rolled over the Hoosiers (8-5) in a Big Ten opener at Iowa City, Iowa.