Fayetteville, Ark. ? Winter weather across the South kept a pair of Southeastern Conference basketball teams on the road longer than planned Thursday.

Both Arkansas and LSU stayed in Mississippi following games Wednesday night. The Razorbacks, who lost, 67-56, to Mississippi State, made the decision to stay an extra night before the game against the Bulldogs because of heavy snow in Arkansas and expected snow in Starkville.

The National Weather Service reported 18 inches fell in Fayetteville, which Arkansas coach John Pelphrey said was a factor in the decision. He also said low visibility was a problem in Columbus, Miss., where the Razorbacks were scheduled to fly out of.

Arkansas (14-9, 4-6 SEC) boarded a flight around 1 p.m. Thursday and returned home.

The Tigers (10-14, 2-7) also faced difficulty due to the weather in Oxford. The charter plane that was supposed to take them home following the game was stuck in Baton Rouge on Wednesday evening and could not get to northern Mississippi, either Oxford or Tupelo, to pick them up.

After staying overnight in Oxford, the team drove to Memphis on Thursday morning to meet the plane.