MBB Preview: Arkansas at LSU

February 9, 2026

FAYETTEVILLE – The #21 Arkansas Razorbacks, fresh off a road win on Saturday, stay on the road to face the LSU Tigers on Tuesday (Feb. 10). Tipoff at the Maravich Center is set for 8 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on SEC Network.

This will be the second meeting of the year between the Razorbacks and Tigers. The program met three weeks ago (Jan. 24) in Bud Walton Arena with Arkansas pulling out an 85-81 victory.

In that win, Darius Acuff Jr. dominated the second half, scoring 24 points (10-of-11 FG • 3-of-3 3PT) with five assists in the period, as he scored a career-high 31 points to lead. With Arkansas down 59-56 with 9:45 left, Acuff took over. He scored 12 of the Razorbacks’ next 15 points to give the Hogs a 71-67 lead, a lead Arkansas would not relinquish.

The Tigers stayed in the game by going 22-of-25 at the free throw line, compared to Arkansas going 7-of-18. All five LSU starters scored in double figures with Dedan Thomas Jr. leading the way with 18 points. Pablo Tamba finished with a double-double (12 points and 10 rebounds).

After LSU, Arkansas briefly returns home to face Auburn on Valentine’s Day before returning to the road to play at Alabama (Feb. 18).

NOTES:

This will be the 83rd all-time meeting between Arkansas and LSU and the second of the season — specifically, the second meeting in 17 days. This will be the 73rd meeting between the programs since the Hogs joined the SEC.
Arkansas has won 7 of the last 10 meetings and leads the all-time series, 45-37. The home team holds a decided advantage with the Hogs leading 25-8 in games played in Fayetteville, while LSU leads 22-13 in games played in Baton Rouge.
Since joining the SEC, Arkansas leads 41-32 overall.
Since Arkansas joined the SEC, the Tigers are the Razorbacks’ most common opponent with 73 SEC meetings. Ole Miss and Miss State are second with 62.).
Arkansas is 12-0 versus NCAA QUAD 2, 3 & 4 teams. The Hogs are 1 of 2 SEC teams with no QUAD 2, 3 or 4 losses (with Tennessee) and 1 of 15 NCAA teams with no QUAD 2, 3 or 4 losses.
Thru Feb. 8, Arkansas is 5-6 versus NCAA QUAD 1 teams and is 1 of 11 teams that have played at least 11 NCAA QUAD 1 games this season.

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