MBB Preview: #8 Arkansas Plays Friday in SEC Tourney

Mike Cawood March 11, 2021

Who: #8 (#2 seed) Arkansas Razorbacks vs. #7 seed Missouri Tigers
What: Arkansas is 14-2 in SEC Quarterfinal games.
When: Friday – Mar. 12 – 6:00 pm (CT)
Where: Nashville, Tenn. – Bridgestone Arena
How (to follow):
– TV: SEC Network (Tom Hart and Jimmy Dykes)
^ Watch SEC/ESPN Online: CLICK HERE
– Radio: Learfield IMG College Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
^ Listen to Razorback Sports Network Online: CLICK HERE
– Sirius/XM: XM Channel TBA – Sirius Channel TBA – Streaming Online TBA
– Live Stats: SEC Live Stats

– Arkansas Game Notes: CLICK HERE or HERE
– SEC Standings / Stats / Notes: CLICK HERE

NASHVILLE< Tenn. – The #8 Arkansas Razorbacks open the SEC Tournament on Friday in the quarterfinal round versus the winner of tonight’s Missouri-Georgia game. Tip-off is set for 6:00 pm (CT) and the contest will be televised on SEC Network.

Arkansas is #2 seed while Missouri is the #7 seed and Georgia is seeded #10. The Tigers and Bulldogs play tonight (Mar. 11) at 6:00 pm.

Arkansas is 27-27 all-time at the SEC Tournament and 14-2 when playing in the SEC quarterfinal round.
Arkansas is 6-7 all-time at Bridgestone Arena. Arkansas has reached the final of two SEC Tournaments played at Bridgestone Arena (2015 and 2017).
The Razorbacks have reached the semifinals in three of the last seven SEC Tournaments (2015, 2017 and 2018).
Last year, Arkansas defeated Vanderbilt, 86-73, in the opening round.
^ Desi Sills scored 20 off the bench, making 5-8 FG (5-of-6 3PT).
^ The game was the last competition in the SEC (in any sport) until this past fall before the rest of the season was canceled Feb. 12 due to COVID-19.

Eric Musselman is 3-0 in games played at Bridgestone Arena, winning two games with Nevada in the 2018 NCAA Tournament and going 1-0 at last year’s SEC Tournament. Musselman is 7-3 when coaching in a conference tournament and 14-7 overall as a collegiate head coach in the postseason.

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