Arkansas to Play Indiana in Madison Square Garden as Part of The Bad Boy Mowers Series – New York

FAYETTEVILLE – Two iconic programs will face off in an iconic venue when the Arkansas Razorbacks face the Indiana Hoosiers in Madison Square Garden on Nov. 17, 2026 (Tuesday), as part of the Bad Boy Mowers Series – New York.

Game time, TV designation and ticket information will be announced at a later date.

“This matchup represents what the Bad Boy Series is all about,” said Lindsey Keller, VP of Marketing at Bad Boy Mowers. “It features two teams from different conferences getting to compete, and where better to have it than Madison Square Garden?”

Razorback mentor John Calipari has played in Madison Square Garden 28 times as a collegiate head coach and is 16-12 all-time in the historic arena. He first played in the Garden in the 1991 NIT Final Four while serving as head coach at UMass. His last outing at MSG came in his first season with the Razorbacks when Arkansas defeated then #14 Michigan, 89-87, as part of the Jimmy V Classic (Dec. 10, 2014).

Coach Cal is 3-2 all-time versus Indiana, all coming during his tenure at Kentucky.
12/12/2009  #4 UK won 90-73 at Indiana (Assembly Hall)
12/11/2010  #17 UK won 81-62 vs Indiana (Rupp Arena)
12/10/2011  #1 UK lost 73-72 at Indiana (Assembly Hall)
03/23/2012  #1 UK won 102-90 vs #16 Indiana in the Sweet 16 (Atlanta’s Georgia Dome)
03/19/2016  #10 UK lost 73-67 vs #14 Indiana in the 2nd Rd of the NCAA Tournament (Des Moines’ Wells Fargo Arena)

Arkansas is 3-2 all-time versus Indiana.
12/15/1949  lost 75-50 at Indiana (Assembly Hall)
03/02/2008  won 86-72 vs Indiana in the 1st Rd of the NCAA Tournament (Raleigh, N.C.)
11/18/2018  won 73-72 vs Indiana (Bud Walton Arena)
03/23/2019  lost 63-60 at Indiana in the 2nd Rd of the NIT (Assembly Hall)
12/19/2020  won 71-64 vs Indiana (Bud Walton Arena)

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