Bentonville led by as many as 20 points in the fourth quarter but had to hold off a wild Fayetteville comeback attempt to knock off the Purple'Dogs.

The Tigers (11-9, 7-1) led 64-44 on Michael Shanks' bucket with 5:08 remaining, but scored 19 of the next 23 points and made it a 68-63 game on Tyler Roth's 3-pointer with 1:13 left to play. The Purple'Dogs, however, were forced to foul, and Jordan Hemphill hit 12 of 13 free throws over the last 69 seconds -- three of them coming after time had expired since when he was fouled on a halfcourt shot at the buzzer.

Hemphill finished with 26 points to lead four Tigers in double figures, followed by Arman Akbar with 17, Luke Blackmon with 12 and Asa Hutchinson with 11. Roth had 30 points to lead Fayetteville, while Caleb Finney added 19.