FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Courtney Fortson scored 8 of his game-high 24 points in overtime to go along with 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead Arkansas to an 82-79 victory over Auburn in Bud Walton Arena on Saturday.

Frankie Sullivan and Tay Waller each scored 18 points and Lucas Hargrove 15 to lead the Tigers.

Fortson split a pair of foul shots with 4.2 seconds left to put the Hogs up 82-79, and then Sullivan just missed a game-tying 3-pointer from beyond halfcourt that would have sent the game into double overtime.

Sullivan’s shot bounced off the back of the rim in front of a crowd of 15,036.

“I thought it was good when it left my hand,” said Sullivan. “I lost control of the ball, and I could have gotten a better shot than that. It was a tough loss.”

Fortson’s acrobatic layup with 14.1 seconds remaining in regulation gave Arkansas a 67-65 lead. Andre Malone then caught Frankie Sullivan’s desperation missed 3 from the corner under the basket to send the game into overtime with 1.6 seconds left.

Sullivan tracked down Waller’s missed 3-pointer before heaving the ball to the basket before going out of bounds. They were Malone’s only points of the game.

“It was a heartbreaking loss for our kids,” said Auburn head coach Jeff Lebo. “I am very proud of my team with the way we played today. We had a 3-ball at the end of the game that went in and out and a block-charge call at the end of the game. If that goes in and we get a call, it may be a different thing. It’s a fine line between feeling real good right now and not feeling too good. Fortson was great in overtime. I thought he was terrific. He made big plays when he needed to have big plays.”

Tay Waller’s 3-pointer put Auburn up 63-62 with 3:09 left. Waller then gave the Tigers a 65-62 lead with his toes on the 3-point line with only 1:06 left. Marshawn Powell, who finished with 19 points, fouled Brendon Knox out of the game with a layup with 58 seconds to play and then made the foul shot to tie it at 65.

Auburn (11-12, 2-6) was on fire as it built its lead to 36-27 on a Reed long range 3-pointer with seven minutes before the half as the Tigers were shooting 62 percent from the field and made 6-of-12 shots from 3-point range. However, the Tigers would only score again on a Knox putback with 1:35 left before holding a 38-36 halftime lead.

The Tigers drought continued to the second half as Auburn only scored 4 points in 11 minutes stretched over both halves. However, the Tigers were able to stay in the game with their defense as a Reed 3-pointer from the corner tied it at 47 with 12:39 to play. Waller then drained a trey to put Auburn back in front at 50-49 a minute later and the game was on.

Auburn stretched its lead to 54-49 on a Hargrove 3-pointer from the corner, capping a 7-0 Tiger run.

Johnnie Lett added 5 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for Auburn while DeWayne Reed added 13 points and Knox had 6 points and six boards.

Arkansas (12-11, 5-3) outscored the Tigers 15-12 in overtime and the Razorbacks made 5-of-6 shots from the field in extra time as Auburn was 4-of-8.

For the game, Auburn shot 44.1 percent from the field, 12-of-34 (.353) from 3-point range and 7-of-11 from the foul line. Arkansas shot 47.5 percent from the field, 6-of-17 (.353) from behind the arc and enjoyed a whopping advantage at the foul line.

Auburn returns home to play Georgia on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum.