MBB NCAA Tourney Preview: Arkansas vs Texas Tech
Who: #10 seed Arkansas Razorbacks (22-13) vs #3 seed (ninth-ranked) Texas Tech Red Raiders (27-8)
What: Arkansas and Texas Tech have played 80 times and each team has won 40 games in the series.
When: Thursday – Mar. 27 – 7:09 pm (PT)/9:09 pm (CT)
Where: San Francisco, Calif. – Chase Center (18,064)
How (to follow):
– TV/Stream: TBS/truTV / Watch TBS APP (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi)
– NCAA Game Center: Video and Live Stats.
– Razorback Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
– Westwood One: Listen Online (Ryan Radke, PJ Carlesimo)
– Sirius/XM – Westwood One Broadcast: Sirius: 209 / XM: 202 || SXM App Channel 964
– Arkansas Gameday App
– Live Stats
– Arkansas Game Notes
– Texas Tech Game Notes
– SEC Notes/Stats
– NCAA Tournament Bracket
SAN FRANCISCO – Tenth-seeded Arkansas, the lowest seed left in the NCAA Tournament, will face #3 seed and ninth-ranked Texas Tech in the Sweet 16 on Thursday (Mar. 27) in the Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors. Tipoff is set for 7:09 pm (PT)/9:09 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on TBS and on truTV.
Arkansas advanced to the Sweet 16 after upsetting #7 seed Kansas and #2 seed (fifth-ranked) St. John’s in the NCAA first and second rounds, respectively, in Providence, R.I. Texas Tech, the third seed in the West Region, advanced to the Sweet 16 with wins over #14 seed UNC Wilmington (82-72) and #11 seed Drake (77-64) in Wichita, Kan.
The winner of the Arkansas-Texas Tech game will advance to the Elite 8 on Saturday and face the winner of Maryland-Florida.
NOTES:
- John Calipari is 12-3 all-time in NCAA Sweet 16 games. Arkansas is 8-6 in Sweet 16 games.
- Arkansas has faced seven of the remaining 15 teams, including Auburn (0-1), Michigan (1-0), Ole Miss (0-2), Florida (0-1), Alabama (0-1), Kentucky (1-0) and Tennessee (0-1). In fact, Arkansas’ first three SEC games of the year were versus Tennessee, Ole Miss and Florida.
- Arkansas and former Southwest Conference rival Texas Tech have met on 80 previous occasions and both teams have won 40 games in the series. The Red Raiders lead 6-5 in games played on neutral courts. However, Arkansas is 1-0 versus Texas Tech in NCAA Tourney games. Arkansas has won 10 of the last 13 meetings.
- THE LAST TIME THEY MET: Arkansas: 68 — Texas Tech: 66 in the 2021 NCAA Tournament 2nd round. In a game full of runs, the Razorbacks withstood a late one from the Red Raiders, who closed within a point with just over a minute remaining. Razorback J.D. Notae made the first of two free throws and made it a two-point game. His miss on the second set up a dramatic ending. Texas Tech’s Kyler Edwards’ driving layup in the final seconds was too hard off the glass and Notae snatched the rebound.
- John Calipari is 1-0 all-time as a head coach versus Texas Tech. After Texas Tech hosted and defeated Arkansas in the 2019 SEC/Big 12 Challenge, the Red Raiders hosted Kentucky the following year for the Challenge. Then #15 Kentucky edged then #18 Texas Tech, 78-76 in OT.
- Arkansas 2-2 all-time in San Francisco: In 1948, Arkansas played on back-to-back days in the San Francisco Tournament. In 2022, Arkansas defeated Gonzaga and lost to Duke in the NCAA West Region.
^ Jan. 2, 1948 – defeated Univ. of San Francisco, 74-58, thanks to 25 points from All-American George Kok.
^ Jan. 3, 1948 – lost to Stanford, 60-53
^ Mar. 3, 2022 – defeated Gonzaga, 74-68, in the Sweet 16.
^ Mar. 5, 2022 – lost Duke, 78-69, in the Elite 8.
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