FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—Turns out Arkansas’ overtime victory was so unscripted it followed the script a coach would write for a young team in its season opener.

All that really dawned on John Pelphrey as his night postgame press conference got later from his Razorbacks, 91-87 season-opening, overtime victory over Southeast Louisiana Friday night at Walton Arena.

“I can’t sit here,” Pelphrey said early postgame, “and tell you that we had it scripted the way it was supposed to go. The only good thing I can tell you when I look back on it is the outcome of the game.”